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EPISODE · Sep 25, 2025 · 53 MIN

Ep. 1400 HONEY BEES V. VAMPIRE MITES

from The Food Chain · host metrofarm

The fight is on for one-third of the food we eat.  On one side is a ferocious vampire mite, on the other side is human ingenuity.  The battleground is Apis mellifera – the Western Honeybee.  This fight leads us to ask:   Can human ingenuity save the honey bee and our food?

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The fight is on for one-third of the food we eat.  On one side is a ferocious vampire mite, on the other side is human ingenuity.  The battleground is Apis mellifera – the Western Honeybee.  This fight leads us to ask:   Can human ingenuity save the...

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