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

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

Local beekeepers are buzzing with joy with their new chemical-free mite management equipment, thanks to a $6,300 donation ...

With potentially devastating bee parasites now in South Australia, beekeepers say a move made just weeks before the pest was detected has left them dangerously unprepared. The National Varroa Mite ...

Colorado State University is recognized as one of the top veterinary science schools in the United States, and now the ...

The National Varroa Mite Management Program has delivered eight workshops in SA aimed at providing commercial and recreational beekeepers techniques to combat the mite. But the parasite, which has ...

Tropi’s natural host is the giant honey-bee (Apis dorsata), common across South and Southeast Asia. At some point, the mite jumped to the western honey-bee (Apis mellifera), the species kept by ...

Organic beekeeping can boost honey yields by 50%, rival profits, and reduce pesticide risks for bees and keepers.

For decades, beekeepers have fought a tiny parasite called Varroa destructor, which has devastated honey-bee colonies around the world. But an even deadlier mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae—or "tropi"—is ...

A new study is providing long-awaited answers for commercial beekeepers who faced record honeybee colony losses last winter.