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

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(Beyond Pesticides, July 10, 2024) An article last month in Entomology Today, a publication of the Entomological Society of America, highlights the important findings of a study published earlier this ...

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 ...

Varroa destructor mites in a petri dish under a microscope after being exposed to the new strain of metarhizium fungi. Credit: Washington State University Varroa destructor mites in a petri dish under ...

A scourge that has decimated bee colonies in California is present in Wyoming, but so far, at least, without devastating consequences. The American Beekeeping Federation estimates that 50 percent of ...

Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees, according to a study published this month in Scientific Reports. A team led by ...

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 new fungus strain bred in a lab could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees. Varroa destructor mites play a large role in Colony Collapse Disorder, which destroys ...