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 ...

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), ...

Kirk Nelson walked outside a week ago to check on the honeybees he’d been tending for about six years, and got a stark surprise. One of the two colonies in his backyard in Orono had buzzed out of its ...

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 ...

Bee hives will be destroyed on the New South Wales mid-north coast after the damaging varroa mite has been detected for the first time at Kempsey. The latest infestation was detected over the weekend ...

They analyzed bees from the hives to check for the genetic signature of the Varroa mites and five viruses including DWV, which had been associated with sick colonies before. If all of the viruses were ...

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 ...