The conventional wisdom about the interaction between the honey bees, varroa and viruses is slowly changing. It appears to be swinging back to the idea that the varroa mite is the worse actor than the viruses the mite helps transmit. The following article helps explains the change in thinking. At any rate either the bee or the beekeeper needs to control the mites.
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/01/30/Mites-not-a-virus-are-the-main-threat-to-bees-study-finds/3441548856788/
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