A mite called tropilaelaps is spreading across honeybee populations in Europe. Researchers are looking at ways to prevent ...

Controlling for Varroa mites, the parasitic mites that feed on honey bees and serve as vectors for viral diseases like deformed wing virus, can help with improving honeybee populations and make bees ...

Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within specific timeframes, a new study reveals. The mites—belonging to the species ...

When beekeepers find mites in a sugar shake, they treat a hive with pesticide strips that kill the mites. But mites are becoming resistant. So, researchers are selectively breeding honeybees to fight ...

An RNA-enriched sugar syrup is poured into a beehive as part of the trial for a new varroa mite treatment that could pave the way for an agricultural revolution when it comes to treating for pests. An ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - As one of the nation’s top beekeeping states, Texas bees are responsible for producing over 7 million pounds of honey annually, and pollinating a variety of crops all across the ...

Scientists believe massive honey bee die-offs were caused by alarmingly high levels of viral infections from parasitic Varroa mites — the tiny arachnids had genetic resistance to the most common ...

Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their ...

Australia's leading biosecurity experts have been unable to trace the source of the of the bee-killing varroa mite incursion which has changed the face of beekeeping and pollination in Australia.