In Southern California, some honeybees appear to be doing what many others across the country cannot: living with one of ...

A unique hybrid honeybee found only in Southern California has demonstrated the ability to survive and fend off deadly Varroa ...

Southern California is home to a flying black-and-yellow treasure. While commercial honeybee hives nationwide are collapsing ...

In Southern California’s inland valleys, where colonies stay active year-round and Varroa destructor never gets a winter ...

There are growing fears that a second varroa mite strain could enter Australia, as beekeepers lose key chemical options for ...

Spring beekeeping season has arrived. Here's the latest on new data regarding declining honey production, climate shifts, ...

Beyond a chain link fence littered with abandoned trolleys, seagulls swoop and ships the size of small cities stacked high with containers dock at Port Melbourne. It's here that Joe Riordan performs ...

As the managed honey bee industry continues to grapple with significant annual colony losses, the Varroa destructor mite is emerging as the leading culprit. And, it turns out, the very nature of ...

Seemingly indestructible Varroa mites have decimated honeybee populations and are a primary cause of colony collapse disorder, or CCD. Scientists have found genetic holes in the pests' armor that ...

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 ...

The potentially devastating varroa mite, which could wipe out the Australian beekeeping industry, has been detected in Victoria. A bee colony infested with the varroa mite was detected on Wednesday at ...