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Could A Mushroom Save The Honeybee?
by Ken Christensen KCTS9/EarthFix | Aug. 17, 2015 midnight | Updated: Aug. 17, 2015 2:17 p.m. | Pullman, Washington
Nancy submitted the above article on treating varoa mite infections with mushroom extract. She found the article to be very interesting. The link must have some security problems as we both had trouble get to the site from the link. The article is easily found by typing earth fix bee mushroom into the search on google. I have included the link as it may work. earthfix.info/news/article/could-a-mushroom-save-the-honeybee/
The red-belted polypore mushroom is among five species of fungi that have been shown to improve the honeybee's immune system.
Katja Schulz, Flickr Commons
Katja Schulz, Flickr Commons