Varroa mites have been detected at two more locations in the Kempsey area The DPI is investigating the movement of hives out of the region for pollination services in recent weeks Authorities are ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports on a massive U.S. honeybee die-off now tied to a virus ...

About 60 per cent of U.S. bees died off this year - which keepers have described as 'depressingly sad' with potential ...

So, when varroa mites attack the fat body, they seriously weaken the bee. The mites can also transmit a virus that causes a bee to be born with deformed wings, no good for flying. Let’s ...

Sunshine Coast beekeepers are being encouraged to stay vigilant as an outbreak of a destructive mite threatens local hives.

The Varroa Mite is a blind, eight-legged parasite responsible for the demise of hundreds of thousands of colonies worldwide. In an effort to combat this parasite, ...

There have been new detections of varroa mite at Hat Head and Narrabri. (Supplied: NSW DPI)Impact on beekeepers Australian Honey Bee Industry Council chief executive, Danny Le Feuvre said the ...

SAMMY RAMSEY: The name for this parasite is a very transformative sounding name but it’s actually called Varroa destructor. So these Varroa destructor mites have earned this name. It’s not ...

The accidental introduction of Varroa destructor to North America in the 1980s has been a disaster for western honey bees. A Varroa destructor, perched on a beekeeper’s fingertip. While it’s difficult ...

Varroa Tech, a team of BYU students, wins BYU's Student Innovator of the Year competition on Feb. 27 with a beehive parasite detector. (Photo: Abby Shelton, BYU) ...

Key Points. First detected in NSW in 2022, the varroa mite is expected to kill all honey bees in the wild. Scientists at the ANU Bee Lab are researching the survival mechanisms of wild honey bees.