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 ...

A non-native bee mite is causing the dramatic and sudden collapse of bee colonies across the country, but Penn State researchers believe they have found the combination of factors that triggers colony ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Dennis Arp downshifts his aging flatbed truck and slows to a crawl as he points across a grassy meadow near Mormon Lake. In years past, the field would have been carpeted with ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) are helping American beekeepers solve the mystery behind a widespread honey bee colony collapse and its ...

BOSTON, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenLight Biosciences ("the Company" or "GreenLight Bio") today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) registration of Norroa ™, the ...

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — "It happens that beekeeping begins as a hobby and then grows," says Edwin Geels. "This has happened to more than one good beekeeper." He began his first colony in 2003, and over ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April, 30, 2019) According to the latest blog post from pesticide industry propagandist Henry I Miller, the pollinator crisis either a) is not occurring; b) is not a problem; or, c ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 18, 2023) Sunflower plantings have the potential to significantly reduce mite infestations in nearby honey bee colonies, according to research recently published in the ...

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 ...

EPA registration paves the way for beekeepers to combat a critical threat to pollinator health BOSTON, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenLight Biosciences ("the Company" or "GreenLight Bio") today ...