23/03/2022 (Agence Europe) – The selection of bee lines resistant to infestation by the parasitic mite varroa is effective but costly, concludes a pilot study conducted by the EurBeST consortium, the results of which were published on 14 March by the European Commission. This project, carried out between 2018 and 2021 in eleven EU countries and funded by the EU, explored the possibilities of increasing resistance to varroa mites in honey bees by selection, as well as ways to improve...