Fecha de publicación: 27/07/2006 Fuente: WIPO "varroa" Method and device to control and condition the behavior of the Varroa destructor mite in a beehive, or in another environment where bees reproduce. The method comprises a step of applying, in the beehive or in the aforesaid environment, a chemical composition including at least one of the following substances: (+)-2-hydroxyhexanoic acid, (−)-2-hydroxyhexanoic acid, (+)-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid, (−)-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid, or a mixture thereof.