Bees in a hive. EPA found about a half dozen bee species would be adversely affected by the use of three neonicotinoids. Two documents familiar to beekeepers looking to control the varroa mite in ...

As the managed honey bee industry continues to grapple with significant annual colony losses, the Varroa destructor mite is emerging as the leading culprit. And, it turns out, the very nature of ...

In response to a fast-spreading syndrome called colony collapse disorder (CCD) that's striking honey bees nationwide, scientists at Agricultural Research Service bee laboratories across the country ...

Beekeeping has survived from the black days of the discovery of varroa but the mite's resistance to chemicals has experts looking at bee genetics for an answer, writes Pat Deavoll. The varroa mite was ...

The Varroa Movement Control Line must remain in place as long as possible or New Zealand runs the risk that people's minds will drift from the importance of controlling the spread of the Varroa Bee ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees, according to a study published this month in Scientific Reports. A team led by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Varroa mites on a male bee larva. Theotime Colin Australia’s honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating ...

Another biosecurity zone has been set up in New South Wales after varroa mite was discovered in beehives on three more properties. Authorities have started eradicating bee hives around the varroa mite ...

More than 600 hives have been destroyed, with the number likely to increase in the coming days Biosecurity zones have been established across Newcastle and the Mid North Coast after the varroa mite ...