Honey Bee Parasites and Pests

Parasites and pests that live on or in honey bee colonies and weaken them by feeding on bees, brood or stored honey and wax. The group holds the Varroa mite, one of the most damaging honey bee pests in the world, and the small hive beetle, a beekeeping pest whose larvae destroy comb and spoil honey. A pest belongs here when its cited article describes it as a parasite or pest of honey bees or their hives.