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HILO RESIDENTS ADVISED NOT TO EAT HONEY FROM FERAL HIVES
January 8, 2009 · 6:00 PM UTC
Residents in the Hilo-area are being advised not to eat honey gathered from feral hives during the next three weeks, due to the use of an insecticide that will be used to eradicate the varroa mites (Varroa destructor) on honey bees. The mites weaken adult bees and cause emerging bees to be deformed. Hawai`i Department […]