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A tiny pest

Oval brown Varro mite surrounded by magnified bee hairs.

RNA interference is a biotechnology tool with potential to prevent varroa mites from reproducing. Varroa mites are very small. This magnified image shows the mite surrounded by individual hairs on the bee’s body.

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