Bees play an important role in Brazilian agriculture. Brazil is the world’s ninth largest honey producer, turning a profit of $82 million (Santos, Otesbelgue, & Blochtein, 2018). According to FAOSTAT, Brazil’s beehive production has remained steady over the last five years; though it has not yet recovered to peak production. One challenge beekeepers face is protecting their hives from mites. Mites are a vector for viruses that cause bee hive collapse (Brettell & Martin, 2017).