Where would we be (!) without bees? Bees are irreplaceable in our food chain. One out of every three bites of food that we eat have been made possible by bees’ activities – nuts, fruit, and vegetables ...

Commercial beekeepers are worried that a tiny parasitic mite that destroys the lifecycle of honeybees might devastate their industry and cost the nation's fruit and nut farmers billions of dollars.

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 ...

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 ...

Sabrina Rondeau received funding from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), the Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ...

Seemingly indestructible Varroa mites have decimated honeybee populations and are a primary cause of colony collapse disorder, or CCD. Scientists have found genetic holes in the pests' armor that ...

Honey bees across America are facing a crisis that threatens their very existence.Research from the University of ...

HONOLULU - (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state Department of Agriculture Thursday licensed a miticide for use by Hawaii beekeepers to control the varroa mite, which is considered one of the most serious pests ...

The tiny red and brown parasite attacks bees and, according to the Department of Agriculture, 65 per cent of Australia’s agriculture crops rely on honey bee pollination. If the pest became established ...

Eight weeks out from the varroa parasite outbreak, NSW has eased restrictions on the movement of thousands of pollinating beehives, but the decision comes too late for many almond growers. The NSW ...