Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.
One significant factor in the decline of bee populations is a bacterium that causes American foulbrood, a devastating disease ...
Agriculture Victoria is encouraging beekeepers to continue to report varroa mite despite the state transitioning to management of the pest. Throughout August, large numbers of beehives were moved into ...
UP. WELL, ALABAMA IS NOT UP TO PAR WHEN IT COMES TO BEE CONSERVATION. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH BY BEST MADDIE HONEY, ALABAMA RANKS NEAR THE BOTTOM AT 47. THE STATE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LEAST BEE ...
RALEIGH, N.C. — A pesky parasite is impacting bees, threatening colonies all over the world. Bees keep our crops pollinated and now their keepers are looking for a way to stop this killer. Honey bees ...
Bees rely on golden rod for food late in the season. (Scott Svab photo) Now is the time to treat your bees for mites. This week in northeast Ohio, the high temperatures will be below 80 and the lows ...
Study Shows Synergistic Effects of Pesticides and Mites in Bees, Adding to Science on Colony Decline
(Beyond Pesticides, August 21, 2025) The presence of Varroa mites in combination with the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid increases the risk of bee mortality and disrupts the larval gut ...
A deadly parasite that infests beehives and kills honey bees has spread through regional Victoria. Varroa mites have been detected in beehives throughout the Gippsland region, putting apiarists on ...
Beekeepers across the United States are swapping chemical treatments for natural selection to save honey bee populations from tiny parasites, according to Civil Eats. Honey bee colonies face a crisis ...
DENVER — New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service sheds light on the causes behind the catastrophic honey bee colony losses reported by commercial ...
A virus spread by mites is responsible for the death of 60-70% of commercially managed bee colonies in the U.S. The varroa mite, resistant to common miticides, carries the deadly virus. Other factors, ...
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