In response to a fast-spreading syndrome called colony collapse disorder (CCD) that's striking honey bees nationwide, scientists at Agricultural Research Service bee laboratories across the country ...

Bees in a hive. EPA found about a half dozen bee species would be adversely affected by the use of three neonicotinoids. Two documents familiar to beekeepers looking to control the varroa mite in ...

UC Davis Assistant Professor Sascha Nicklisch, left, and USDA-ARS research entomologist Julia Fine stand with bee hives. The duo partnered to investigate a treatment that targets varroa mites without ...

For a UC Davis and USDA-ARS study, varroa mites were placed on a petri dish lined in wax foundation, and treatments were applied using a microinjector. This image is Fig. 1 in the study. Researchers ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A sister species of the Varroa destructor mite is developing the ability to parasitize European honeybees, threatening pollinators already hard pressed by pesticides, ...

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), ...

The deadly honey bee parasite, varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time. The state was the fifth jurisdiction to detect the pest after a discovery was made in the Riverland ...