Australia's honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating foreign pest Varroa destructor is steadily spreading across the country. The mite feeds on baby bees (larvae), ...

EAST CONCORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of honeybees are in and out of hives right here, busy working after having a rough summer and now, having to prepare for the cold winter ahead. “It’s up and down, ...

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 ...

Jonathan Garaas has learned a few things in three seasons of backyard beekeeping: Bees are fascinating. They're complicated. And keeping them alive is not easy. Every two weeks, the Fargo, N.D., ...

Varroa mite has been detected in several bee hives in Gippsland. Eradication efforts were abandoned by authorities in Australia two years ago. Honey bee killing parasite, varroa mite, has been ...

New South Wales beekeepers want answers after the state's latest varroa mite emergency zone was shifted — after many unnecessarily faced the agonising prospect of having to euthanase their bees. NSW's ...

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 ...