Empty the sugar onto a tray. And there you have it: frosted varroa mites, aka Varroa destructor. They’re a honeybee’s worst enemy. The fine-powdered sugar made them lose the grip they had on their ...

Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within specific timeframes, a new study reveals. Honey bee mortality can be ...

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A dozen fifth-graders peer at a blown-up microscope image of a Varroa mite. “It’s not a pretty thing,” master beekeeper Carmen Weiland tells them. The mite has a bulbous body, eight segmented legs ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The nation's honeybees are dying at an alarming rate. A recent study found that Minnesota beekeepers lost more than 50 percent of their bees last year. Varroa mites can kill colonies, ...

DURANGO, C.O. – One of the biggest challenges beekeepers are faced with are parasitic mites that make honey bees their host. And although a mite, might sound small, it’s large in comparison to the bee ...

Varroa mite continues to worsen for beekeepers across NSW, prompting concerns what the future looks like within various horticulture industries. The cost of treating hives for varroa mite has affected ...

Cornelia Sattler receives funding from the Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation to develop non-chemical varroa control methods. Théotime Colin receives funding from the Australian Research Council, through ...

Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within specific timeframes, a new study reveals. The mites—belonging to the species ...

Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within specific timeframes, a new study reveals. The mites—belonging to the species ...