The first multi-year honeybee disease study in the United States has revealed that varroa mite infestations in the country are far worse than what was previously believed, as the population of the ...

A unique hybrid honeybee found only in Southern California has demonstrated the ability to survive attacks from deadly mites.

Every year, American beekeepers lose nearly half their colonies, and the varroa mite is the single biggest killer. The ...

The Varroa mite, also known as Varroa destructor, is a tiny red-brown parasite that clings to the outside of a honey bee’s body, feeding off the bee's body fat. Varroa mite infestation leads to ...

In Southern California, some honeybees appear to be doing what many others across the country cannot: living with one of ...

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 ...

As the managed honey bee industry continues to grapple with significant annual colony losses, the Varroa destructor mite is emerging as the leading culprit. And, it turns out, the very nature of ...

An infestation of speck-sized Varroa destructor mites can wipe out an entire colony of honey bees in two to three years if left untreated. Pesticides help beekeepers rid their hives of these parasitic ...

Honeybees need a healthy diet of pollen, nectar and water. But at a bee laboratory in eastern Washington, Steve Sheppard fills their feeding tubes with murky brown liquid from the forest. His bees are ...

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 ...