Spider venoms contain ingredients that could lead to a new treatment to protect honeybees from the deadly Varroa destructor ...

Queensland researchers are testing novel ways to kill varroa mites, which have developed a resistance to standard treatments.

Parasitic mites Varroa destructor together with the pesticide imidacloprid hamper bees in their search for pollen. The pesticide and the bee parasite reduce the honeybees' flight capacity, causing bee ...

The bee population has been declining. Central State University’s Bee Research Lab is working to find a solution, as ...

The honeybee mite, Varroa destructor, finally breached Australia’s biosecurity defences four years ago, and is here to stay. Even more concerning, our standard treatments – such as specialised ...

Worker bee killing a young bee in a brood cell infested with mites. Photo / Supplied Bees' sense of smell gives them a fighting chance against the deadly parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, according ...

The varroa "destructor" mite has spread across the globe in the past 50 years, decimating bee populations everywhere, and now it is in Australia. For years scientists and beekeepers thought the varroa ...

The deadly link between the worldwide collapse of honeybee colonies and a bloodsucking parasite has been revealed by scientists. They have discovered that the mite has massively and permanently ...

A group of Canadian scientists is looking for solutions to save honeybees from a parasitic mite that is undermining their survival in northeastern B.C.'s frequently harsh winter. In April, the B.C.

A reddish-black mite the size of a tiny crumb latches onto a honeybee, feeding on its fat body and transmitting diseases as the bee struggles to survive. The Varroa destructor, an aggressive mite, ...