Varroa destructor mite has been found in southern Queensland, the first detection of the world's worst bee-killing parasite ...

PROVO — One of the greatest risks to the health of beehives and pollinators is varroa mites, but a new invention from BYU ...

Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to prepare native species for the impacts of the Varroa destructor—a mite ...

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 ...

The varroa mite, which has been in the UK since 1992 ... but this can still have negative effects on the bees, their larva and delicate hive. Now, experts at the University of Tennessee have ...

“The number one driver of colony losses is the parasitic mites. The Varroa Mite...feeds on the bees and transmits these deadly viral viruses,” Honey Bee Extension Specialist, Garett ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Biosecurity Queensland said preliminary identification of varroa mite (Varroa destructor) was confirmed at the recreational apiary. It came only a ...

Scientists hope to use RNA pesticides to tackle pests such as the varroa mite - a tiny red-brown parasite that latches onto bee larva and sucks the insects’ blood. The first such next generation ...

SYDNEY, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The spread of the deadly varroa mite across Australia poses a major threat to both honeybee populations and native ecosystems, according to a study published on Tuesday.