Sabrina Rondeau received funding from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), the Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ...

HONOLULU - (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Department of Agriculture Thursday licensed a miticide for use by Hawaii beekeepers to control the varroa mite, which is considered one of the most serious pests ...

Where would we be (!) without bees? Bees are irreplaceable in our food chain. One out of every three bites of food that we eat have been made possible by bees’ activities – nuts, fruit, and vegetables ...

The spread of a parasitic mite through a honeybee colony provides a one-two punch that's taking down colonies throughout the world, now including Hawaii. A normally mild virus can be devastating to ...

EFFINGHAM -- The next meeting of the Crossroads Beekeepers is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the U of I Extension Center, 1209 N. Wenthe, Effingham. Please enter the west doors and go downstairs ..

Among the many threats to honey bee colonies around the world, one stands alone: the parasitic mite, Varroa destructor. For decades, researchers assumed that varroa mites feed on blood, like many of ...

A northern NSW beekeeper worries the killer Varroa mite has been in Australia longer and spread further than previously thought. It comes as a huge amount of cash has been pledged to fight the ...

The Queensland government slapped a 10km movement control order on the bee industry as specialists prevent the potential spread of the mite. Testing has confirmed the single Varroa mite found was a ...

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 ...

There are fears a New South Wales bee breeding 'palace' is under threat, a week on from varroa mite being detected at the Port of Newcastle. Millions of bees and their hives are being destroyed to ...