Australia's honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating foreign pest Varroa destructor is steadily ...

Queensland's borders closed to travelling beekeepers when the world's worst bee parasite, Varroa destructor mite, was detected ... in the 2024-25 season and NSW beekeepers had suffered a "double ...

Varroa mite disease, believed to be one of the greatest threats to honey and honeybee pollination in Australia, has been detected in a beekeeper's hive in the Kowen district of the ACT.

By prioritising only behavioural traits such as intruder aggressiveness and nest-building, she is working to boost the insect's ability to detect and kill its deadliest pest, the varroa mite.

Researchers will look into the leading causes of honey bee hive loss, the varroa mite, also known as the Varroa destructor, and the viruses it carries. The mite attaches itself to honey bees ...

Sask. agriculture specialist Geoff Wilson says the honeybee parasite Varroa mite is causing problems for honey producers. (CBC News) New queen bees are developed by hives every year, but in ...

Tubbs said the main culprit causing bee losses is the tiny varroa mite, which feeds on pupae and adult honey bees, weakening them, and transmits viral diseases. Tubbs teaches beekeeping to local ...

Growers believe Varroa mites may be one of the main factors for losses. Daren Hess of Kingsburg Honey says, "It's in every beehive in the country, and the major problem with these parasitic mites ...

Pesticides in the open environment are, to a degree, a hazard,” he said. Varroa are microscopic mites which are a debilitating parasite to honey bees and can cause a loss of honey production.