Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within ...

A ban on the importation of queen bees from interstate means that more and more Tasmanian beekeepers will use artificial ...

Researchers found that many beekeepers mistime their Varroa mite treatments, leading to higher honey bee colony losses.

An outbreak of the world's deadliest bee parasite, varroa destructor mite, has been found less than 5 kilometres from the ...

Tasmania’s largest bee pollinator is accelerating the adoption of new technology to safeguard hives from future disease outbreaks. The initiative includes the introduction of artificial insemination ...

Laws to protect the bee population have been strengthened to safeguard the Isle of Man's "disease-free" status. The ...

The results are expressed in mean lethal doses (LD50). Both LC50 and LD50 values were considerably higher in honey bees than in varroa mites, showing that a wide margin of safety exists between ...

The mites -- belonging to the species Varroa destructor-- feed on the larvae ... "We talk a lot about honey bee colony losses in terms of novel diseases and emerging threats, but this is actually ...

Varroa mite is a parasite that kills honey-bee colonies ... "That will be a benefit for us … [the feral hives] will not be spreading disease anymore," he said. Mr van Weeghel said people with ...

New legislation aimed at safeguarding the Isle of Man’s disease-free bee population and ecosystem has come into effect. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture has introduced the ...

New legislation aimed at strengthening protections for the island’s disease-free bee population and unique ecosystem has been introduced by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA).