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The global bee population could be endangered by a newly discovered deadly virus, a leading scientist has warned.
Professor Dr. Robert Paxton from Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg (MLU) in the German city of Halle, Lower Saxony, warns that the latest variant of the Deformed Wing Virus has the potential to wipe out honeybee populations all over the world.
Paxton heads the university’s General Zoology. The renowned expert on honeybee and wild bee diseases warned: “The Deformed Wing Virus is arguably the biggest threat to honey bees right now. Our lab research has shown that the new, highly contagious variant is killing bees faster.”