S ammy Ramsey was having a hard time getting information. It was 2019, and he was in Thailand, researching parasites that kill bees. But Ramsey was struggling to get one particular Thai beekeeper to ...

Australia's honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating foreign pest Varroa destructor is steadily spreading across the country.

The Ulster County Beekeeper's Association promotes proper honeybee care. The Ulster County Beekeeper’s Association has been a ...

Researchers will look into the leading causes of honey bee hive loss, the varroa mite, also known as the Varroa destructor, and the viruses it carries. The mite attaches itself to honey bees, ...

The spread of the pest varroa mite to European honeybees is not all bad news for Australian species such as the native ...

Queensland's borders closed to travelling beekeepers when the world's worst bee parasite, Varroa destructor mite, was detected in Newcastle in June 2022. In dry times Australia's 1,800 commercial ...