Honey bee health remains an important issue in the agriculture industry. Honeybee hive numbers have stabilized over the past year and Monsanto Honey Bee Health specialist Jerry Hayes says a certain parasite can be found in the honeybee population.

A new product was introduced to help combat the varroa mite which accounts for 80 percent of honeybee deaths during the past several years.

With research being done by Monsanto and other agricultural organizations, progress is being made to combat honeybee