Every year, up to half the honeybee colonies in the U.S. die. Varroa mites, the bees’ ghastly parasites, are one of the main culprits. After hitching a ride into a hive, a mite mom hides in a ...

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 ...

A new breed of honey bees, named “Pol-line”, has been selectively bred to identify and remove the Varroa mite from their colonies, which has been a major threat to honey bees for half a century. This ...

In this video, we explore how bees are treated for varroa mites, featuring insights from the North America Honey Bee Expo. The presentation includes an overview of the three InstantVap models by Lorob ...

(Beyond Pesticides, July 10, 2024) An article last month in Entomology Today, a publication of the Entomological Society of America, highlights the important findings of a study published earlier this ...

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 ...

How do you like them apples, apricots, blueberries, almonds and peaches? They all depend on bees for pollination. But over the last several years, a massive number of bee colonies have died, putting ...

Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within ...

Alexander Mikheyev receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A tiny foe threatens Australian beekeepers’ livelihood, our food supply and the national economy. First detected in New South ...

A reddish-black mite the size of a tiny crumb latches onto a honeybee, feeding on its fat body and transmitting diseases as the bee struggles to survive. The Varroa destructor, an aggressive mite, ...

The bees are dying at an alarming rate. Along with pesticides, parasites, and poor nutrition, scientists blame the colony collapse phenomenon on disease. However, one of the most dangerous diseases ...