Reading time: 2 minutes Researchers have discovered a link between the Varroa mite and the spread of deformed wing virus in honeybees worldwide. Their findings could help uncover the mysteries ...

For decades, Australia was the last inhabited continent free of the bee-killing Varroa mite (Varroa destructor). That all changed in June 2022, when Varroa was detected near Newcastle and rapidly ...

The Varroa destructor mite may be tiny — only a millimetre or two long — but it poses a massive threat to honey bees, beekeepers and honey producers, and agricultural sectors that largely rely on bees ...

Beekeepers and scientists are helping honeybees fight off varroa mites. Every year, up to half the honeybee colonies in the U.S. die. Varroa mites, the bees’ ghastly parasites, are one of the main ...

The drastic decline in global honeybee populations is no secret. The phenomenon has been named “colony collapse syndrome,” and though it’s not clear what factors led up to it, entomologist Samuel ...

Further samples from recreational and commercial apiaries are being tested, with affected hives to be treated to control the mite. Varroa destructor mite has been found in southern Queensland, the ...