Learn About the Honeybee Vaccine
VarroaSense is the first honeybee vaccine of its kind, developed by a group of researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland. The vaccine aims to protect honeybees from the Varroa mite, which is a parasitic insect that feeds on the bees' blood. The parasite can weaken or even kill bees. It is thought to be one of the greatest threats to honeybees globally. The vaccine introduces a harmless strain of the deformed wing virus (DWV) into the honeybees. The...