Resistance concerns are growing with popular chemical varroa mite control products, while alternatives like folic acid, ...

Suburban beekeepers are being urged to check their bee colonies ... project manager Emma Atkins said the varroa mite was detected on a European honey bee at the Port of Brisbane during a routine ...

Sammy walked us over to a computer to show us very close up what goes on in the little bee chambers. SAMMY RAMSEY: Ha, ha, check this one out. That is a Varroa mite with its mouthparts embedded in the ...

Genetic material from Dutch queen bees is used to make the Australian bees stronger. Apiarist David Briggs tries to make the Australian honey bee more resistant to the Varroa mite, a nasty ...

A commercial beekeeper fears the destructive honey-bee parasite varroa mite is spreading ... A Shoalhaven beekeeper received a negative test result for mites on their hive in March, but Ms ...

The majority of global crops rely on animals to pollinate them - in particular, bees - but Varroa mites can destroy entire colonies of honeybees. The mite is a leading cause of honey bee mortality and ...

The tiny varroa mite can kill bee colonies by feasting on them and transmitting viruses Millions of Australian bees are in "lockdown" and thousands will be destroyed after a deadly parasite was ...

The NSW south coast's only queen bee breeder is using instrumental insemination to breed colonies resistant to varroa mite. It's a delicate process that only about 50 Australians are trained to do.

It can be based solely on clinical presentation or more rigorous diagnostic tests, such as culturing ... RNA viromes from honey bee adult bees and associated varroa mites from 11 major US ...