I did. not realize how agile varroa destructor is until I viewed the following video posted here some time ago by one of our members: "Maggiesdad" Watch closely...
https://youtu.be/Oij1HOxD3iU
And they are very, very, fast when attaching themselves to a passing bee. I watched a mite attach it's self to a bee moving up the landing board toward the hive entrance, and had I blinked I would have missed it. It was as if there was a static electricity attraction that drew them together.
Quote from: AR Beekeeper on August 21, 2021, 12:19:03 PM
And they are very, very, fast when attaching themselves to a passing bee. I watched a mite attach it's self to a bee moving up the landing board toward the hive entrance, and had I blinked I would have missed it. It was as if there was a static electricity attraction that drew them together.
I wonder if there was. Bees do build up a positive charge as they fly. It helps negatively charged pollen to stick to their bodies, but perhaps it helps varroa out as well.