Researchers believe that they have pinpointed the cause of a history-making recent honey bee die-off, and what they found ...

About 60 per cent of U.S. bees died off this year - which keepers have described as 'depressingly sad' with potential ...

In the face of colony collapse, some beekeepers are foregoing insecticides and opting instead to breed bees with mite-resistant behaviors.

A parasitic Varroa mite is attached to a European honey bee. Varroa mites, which spread diseases, have become widely immune to the most common insecticide used against them. (Courtesy USDA ...

Without honeybees, we would lose most commercial honey production, and many fruit, nut, and vegetable crops would see reduced ...

New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service sheds light on the causes behind the ...

USDA blames virus spreading mite for 60% loss of bee colonies, among other stressors. About 80% of food crops in U.S. relies on pollination by bees.

Sunshine Coast beekeepers are being encouraged to stay vigilant as an outbreak of a destructive mite threatens local hives.

The Honey Bee Health Coalition says all Varroa mites collected from the affected colonies tested positive for a genetic marker linked to resistance to amitraz, the most commonly used miticide in ...

A Mississippi State University expert says he has no evidence that Africanized honey bees are established in Mississippi ...

Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you're getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a ...

Part one of a two-part feature on honeybees explores existential threats they face, from climate change to mites and bears.