Native bees cannot be hosts of varroa mite, according to the CSIRO. And while not all native species pollinate agricultural ...

Alexander Mikheyev receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A tiny foe threatens Australian beekeepers’ livelihood, our food supply and the national economy. First detected in New South ...

Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to prepare native species for the impacts of the Varroa destructor—a mite ...

A deadly parasite that has laid waste to bee colonies throughout Australia has so far not made it to Kangaroo Island, home to ...

Patrick O'Connor receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Agrifutures Australia and State Governments. A tiny parasitic mite that lives on the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) has ...

Australia is the only major honey-producing country that has so far managed to contain the spread of a mite fatal to bees. That distinction is now in peril. By Karan Deep Singh The first step is ...

The "world's worst" honey bee parasite, the varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time. The discovery was made in a beehive at Pooginook, in the state's Riverland, during ...

The first step is pouring gasoline into the beehive. Then it is time to wait. The job is finished when the hive is burned the next day. Since last week, this cycle has been on repeat near a port in ...