The present invention relates to the use of pymetrozine, and salts and compositions thereof, as a miticide, to methods and compositions comprising pymetrozine for the control of bee mites and for the reduction of bee mite infestations, such as the control and reduction of infestations of parasitic bee mites, such as Varroa destructor in bee, preferably honey bee, colonies, and to the treatment of varroatosis in bees.
