While the use of synthetic chemicals and antibiotics can be effective in the short term to suppress pests like the Varroa ...

While honeybee colonies have begun declining at a noticeable frequency over the past decade, the U.S. experienced the worst ...

Nebraska has seen 70-80% bee colony collapse in the past year. There are many factors causing the decline, but local ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A sister species of the Varroa destructor mite is developing the ability to parasitize European honeybees, threatening pollinators already hard pressed by pesticides, ...

Hive inspections are vital for a happy and healthy bee colony year round, but especially during the winter months. Beekeepers ...

The drastic decline in global honeybee populations is no secret. The phenomenon has been named “colony collapse syndrome,” and though it’s not clear what factors led up to it, entomologist Samuel ...

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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 ...

Patrick O'Connor receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Agrifutures Australia and State Governments. A tiny parasitic mite that lives on the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) has ...

PIRSA says there is a chance the deadly parasite remains in the state where it was detected for the first time earlier this month.

FEW PESTS are more feared by apiarists than the aptly named Varroa destructor. This mite, originally a parasite of Apis cerana, the Asian honey bee, has plagued Apis mellifera, cerana’s western cousin ...