Sick honeybees could find salvation in Covid vaccine technology

Honey bees and ground bumblebees fly with thick purple pollen pouches to the flower of a corn poppy, also called poppy or corn rose, to obtain nectar in Berlin, Germany. Varroa mites are thought to be one of the reasons behind the staggeringly high death rates that have become so common among honeybees. — dpa via AP

Technology used to develop Covid-19 vaccines may also help combat a honeybee-killing pest.

GreenLight Biosciences is developing an RNA-based syrup to attack varroa mites, a parasite that attaches itself to honeybees and feeds off them while spreading diseases.