Fecha de publicación: 09/10/2003 Fuente: WIPO "varroa" A separator for facilitating removal of parasites from bees. The separator includes a bee filtration screen configured to receive bees, to allow passage of parasites therethrough, and to restrict passage of bees therethrough. An agitator is provided to agitate the bee filtration screen so as to dislodge parasites from bees received by the bee filtration screen.