Varroa mites and small hive beetles are threatening Australian honey producers. Here’s how backyard beekeepers, and everyday ...

Washington State University entomologists announced this week that commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach between 60% and 70% in 2025.

which play essential roles in the mites’ survival and development. Results from the field trials showed that the RNAi treatment successfully reduced Varroa infection rates "by 33% and 42% relative to ...

These control methods are effective ... so they don't enter the wrong colony with varroa mites on their back (paint hives, space them apart by a few meters, ideally 10m) reduce the size of ...