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🦠 Deformed Wing Virus and Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus

A 3D hive colony where DWV spreads via Varroa mites and CBPV spreads by crowded contact, letting you test indirect management levers like mite control, hygienic behaviour and colony density.

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A 3D honeybee colony where two real viral diseases spread through the population by two different routes — DWV riding on Varroa mites, CBPV passing bee-to-bee through crowded contact — while you test the indirect management levers beekeepers actually have.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Neither virus can be treated directly once a bee is infected. DWV transmission tracks the Varroa mite load; CBPV transmission tracks colony crowding. Hygienic behaviour removes existing cases but never targets the virus itself — it changes the conditions the virus depends on.

🎮 How to Use

Pick a disease model, then adjust Varroa mite load, hygienic behaviour and colony density. Watch red mite dots, shrunken DWV wings, and trembling CBPV bees respond live, and track the healthy/infected/removed counts in the panel.

💡 Did You Know?

Because DWV and CBPV have no cure, real beekeeping guidance for both converges on the same toolkit: monitor and treat Varroa, keep colonies strong and well-ventilated, and requeen with hygienic stock.

⚙ Under the hood

A 3D hive colony where DWV spreads via Varroa mites and CBPV spreads by crowded contact, letting you test indirect management levers like mite control, hygienic behaviour and colony density.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install