European honeybees are used by commercial beekeepers worldwide to pollinate crops and produce honey. Tanner Smida via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 4.0 Beekeepers in the United States have faced year ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - As one of the nation’s top beekeeping states, Texas bees are responsible for producing over 7 million pounds of honey annually, and pollinating a variety of crops all across the ...

Varroa mites have been detected in beehives throughout the Gippsland region, putting apiarists on alert to monitor their hives for any infestation. Gippsland Apiarist Association president Stan ...

The deadly honey bee parasite, varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time. The state was the fifth jurisdiction to detect the pest after a discovery was made in the Riverland ...

FEW PESTS are more feared by apiarists than the aptly named Varroa destructor. This mite, originally a parasite of Apis cerana, the Asian honey bee, has plagued Apis mellifera, cerana’s western cousin ...

Varroa mite has been detected in several bee hives in Gippsland. Eradication efforts were abandoned by authorities in Australia two years ago. Honey bee killing parasite, varroa mite, has been ...