New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service sheds light on the causes behind the ...

In the face of colony collapse, some beekeepers are foregoing insecticides and opting instead to breed bees with ...

An investigation into recent hive losses revealed the root cause was a lethal combination of virus infections transmitted by ...

USDA blames virus spreading mite for 60% loss of bee colonies, among other stressors. About 80% of food crops in U.S. relies ...

Rudrapur: A recent study conducted by the entomology department at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Udham ...

Scientists believe massive honey bee die-offs were caused by alarmingly high levels of viral infections from parasitic Varroa ...

Mahoning and Columbiana counties each have about 200 colonies of bees at about 100 locations, known as apiaries, according to ...

Australia has about 1700 species of native bees, and many of them are being outcompeted by European honeybees.

A virus spread by mites is responsible for the death of 60-70% of commercially managed bee colonies in the U.S. The varroa mite, resistant to common miticides, carries the deadly virus.

Some South Island beekeepers with hives freshly exposed to varroa mites have lost up to 25 per cent of their bees. They have been forced to replenish their hives with new bees by putting in a man ...