Varroa mites can devastate commercial, amateur colonies. From 2013 to 2018, Kacey Birchmier was the Agronomy & Conservation Editor for Successful Farming and Agriculture.com. She grew up on a ...
Commercial apiarists and state bee inspectors now have a fast new way to check Varroa mites for this honeybee parasite's resistance to the pesticides coumaphos and fluvalinate. Commercial ...
A new breed of honey bees, named “Pol-line”, has been selectively bred to identify and remove the Varroa mite from their colonies, which has been a major threat to honey bees for half a century. This ...
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 ...
Australia has already spent over $100 million dealing with Varroa mite. Here’s what we can do next
The honeybee mite, Varroa destructor, finally breached Australia’s biosecurity defences four years ago, and is here to stay. Even more concerning, our standard treatments – such as specialised ...
The mite's movement is described as efficient and rapid—and walking speed, the stride of each leg and the way in which legs collide with the surface are all factors attributed to its unique walk.
A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees, according to a study published this month in Scientific Reports. A team led by Washington State ...
A new fungus strain bred in a lab could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees. Varroa destructor mites play a large role in Colony Collapse Disorder, which destroys ...
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