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Five Most Urgent Threats to Bee Survival

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Honey Bees & Wild Bees 2025 Rank Threat (2025) How It Harms Bees Key Evidence Honey-bee vs. Wild-bee Impact 1 Varroa destructor mites + associated viruses (amitraz-resistant) – Feed on bee fat body, weaken immunity – Vector deformed-wing virus (DWV-A/B), acute bee paralysis, causing colony collapse – Rising resistance to amitraz; winter 2024-25 losses >60% […]

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Quick Summary of Key Threats Bees Face

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Oregon Wild Bumble Bee – by Thomas Jones – beesworld.org Bees face a range of serious and escalating threats that impact their survival, with both longstanding and newly emerging dangers documented by experts. Here’s a quick summary: Major established threats: Emerging or evolving threats: In Summary Other factors, such as direct predation by wasps, hornets,

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