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Varroa Mites: A Danger to Bees

Untreated they can wipe out a bee colony within one to three years: Varroa mites are regarded as the greatest pest to the western honeybee. This animation explains how the tiny parasites threaten bees and explains what beekeepers can do about them. Beekeeper Ernst Caspari has 20 colonies of bees t

Anisakis worms - masters of reproduction

The parasites begin their life cycle as eggs. They reach the digestive tract of whales and dolphins via several intermediate hosts as adult worms. The eggs laid there by the females are returned to the sea with the excrement of the host. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Group 5 Film Production/Tamar Baumgarten/

Deadly Threat for Dogs

They are transmitted by mosquitoes and can lead to death when untreated: Heart worms. They are well known in the Mediterranean area and in North America. Now researchers at Bayer are working on a new active ingredient, hope for dogs and dog owners. Visit our channel for more interesting science vid

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET SICK?

Whether you caught the common cold or came down with something much worse, have you ever wondered what is actually going on inside your body? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin The science of depression: https://bit.ly/2zTZmNm Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational

When Worms Threaten the Yield

They are so small that Nihat Yildirim, pepper farmer from Turkey, cannot see them with his naked eye. But worldwide the worms destroy more than ten percent of the yield every year. Nihat Yildirim is placing his hopes on a new product from Bayer, which is currently being introduced into the market in