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 ...

When beekeepers find mites in a sugar shake, they treat a hive with pesticide strips that kill the mites. But mites are becoming resistant. So, researchers are selectively breeding honeybees to fight ...

Controlling for Varroa mites, the parasitic mites that feed on honey bees and serve as vectors for viral diseases like deformed wing virus, can help with improving honeybee populations and make bees ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. EPA registration paves the way for beekeepers to combat a critical threat to pollinator health BOSTON, Sept. 25, 2025 ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - As one of the nation’s top beekeeping states, Texas bees are responsible for producing over 7 million pounds of honey annually, and pollinating a variety of crops all across the ...

It is believed that parasitic varroa mites may be one of the main causes of colony collapse disorder, which is decimating honeybee colonies around the world. There may be hope, however, as a new ...

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 ...

Baton Rouge, La., April 7, 2022—Pol-line honey bees, a type of Varroa mite resistant honey bee developed by the Agricultural Research Service, are more than twice as likely to survive through the ...

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EPA registration paves the way for beekeepers to combat a critical threat to pollinator health "The EPA registration of Norroa marks a pivotal moment in protecting honey bee colonies that are ...