Here is an article on a bee strain that actually bites the legs off varroa mites. This article is from Pennsylvania. I've also heard of similar bees in Indiana. There they call the strain "ankles biters".
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/01/11/462391470/a-hardier-honeybee-that-fights-back-by-biting-back
Here is a second article on the subject.
http://www.kalamazoobeeclub.com/2015/05/breeding-better-bees/
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