EPA Proposes New Pesticide Registration to Help Honeybees
On May 29, 2025, the EPA proposed to register one technical and two end-use products containing the new active ingredient Vadescana, a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), for control against varroa mites (Varroa destructor) in honeybee hives. These mites are parasites that feed on honeybees and are responsible for transmitting several honeybee viruses. Left untreated, varroa mites […]