Dr. Carlos Aurelio Medina-Flores is a Professor and Researcher at the Academic Unit of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico. He is a member of Mexico's National System of Researchers (SNII). His current research projects focus on estimating honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony losses in Mexico and evaluating strategies for controlling Varroa destructor. He has published numerous scientific articles on honey bee production, health, genetics, and Africanization. His teaching activities include epidemiology, parasitology, beekeeping, and research methodology. His research focuses on honey bee epidemiology, beekeeping production systems, colony losses, Varroa destructor, and other honey bee diseases.