Barry OConnor

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ITP is pleased to announce the release of its latest identification tool, Bee Mite ID: Bee-associated Mite Genera of the World. Pollinating bees play an essential role in agriculture, and parasitic mites are known to be a factor in recent declines in bee pollinator populations. Varroa destructor, an introduced mite parasite and disease vector, has decimated colonies of the European honey bee, one of the most important agricultural pollinators in the world.