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 ...

As the varroa mite continues to cut a destructive path across Australia, demand and prices for pollination services are set ...

A commercial beekeeper fears the destructive honey-bee parasite varroa mite is spreading through southern New South Wales faster than surveillance and detection systems can manage. The flat ...

The main prize goes to tech enthusiast and hobby beekeeper Sebastian Steppuhn for his clever mite detection system.

The tiny varroa mite can kill bee colonies by feasting on them and transmitting ... The outbreak threatens to cost the honey and food production industries millions of dollars.

Previously, chemical controls such as Tymol and Formic Acid had been approved for use, after Varroa mite moved to a ...

“It’s important for how we do life.” “My path to studying honey bees is a bit circuitous because I became obsessed with the Varroa mites before I became obsessed with honey bees,” Ramsey says. “Part ...

THE National Varroa Mite Management Program has announced two products containing the active ingredient oxalic acid can now ...

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Beekeeping and honey production in Africa offer unique opportunities, thanks to the continent's diverse climates and ...

A bee lockdown was implemented last year after varroa was detected at the port town of Newcastle. The parasitic mite attacks European and Asian honey bees, but does not affect Australia’s native ...