Beekeepers have another tool at their disposal to fight Varroa mite with the roll-out of a new online training program. Launched and developed by the National Varroa Mite Management Program (NVMMP), ...

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 ...

There are several theories out there including pesticides and the destructive Varroa mite. But often when they test for these in colony collapse disorder, they are not found.” The Catherine ...

“UBeeO has been known to identify colonies that are able to better resist Varroa mites, but it had not been used to look at other pests or pathogens,” said Alger. “We found this new assay could be ...

They published their findings today in Frontiers in Bee Science. “UBeeO has been known to identify colonies that are able to better resist Varroa mites, but it had not been used to look at other pest ...

Varroa mite (arrowed) can cause hive destruction and spread bee viruses. Photo by MaYcaL Beekeepers have another tool at their disposal to fight Varroa mite, with the rollout of a new online ...

In order to combat such severe colony losses, WSU scientists are working on methods for widespread varroa mite control, awareness on commercial honey bee colony management practices and new ...

Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina Greensboro are working on a new tool to combat one of the major causes of honeybee declines: the parasitic mite Varroa destructor and the numerous ...