A dozen fifth-graders peer at a blown-up microscope image of a Varroa mite. “It’s not a pretty thing,” master beekeeper Carmen Weiland tells them. The mite has a bulbous body, eight segmented legs ...

What are the beekeepers doing now? Beekeepers are sampling for mites and treating as appropriate. It is important to keep the ...

In this video, we explore how bees are treated for varroa mites, featuring insights from the North America Honey Bee Expo. The presentation includes an overview of the three InstantVap models by Lorob ...

Local beekeepers are buzzing with joy with their new chemical-free mite management equipment, thanks to a $6,300 donation ...

Greg Hunt and Jennifer Tsuruda have narrowed the search for genes that give honeybees behaviors that make them resistant to varroa mites. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell) ...

Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic mite that can cause European honey bee colonies to collapse by spreading Deformed wing virus as they feed. A study published in PLOS Pathogens by Zachary Lamas ...

Native bees cannot be hosts of varroa mite, according to the CSIRO. And while not all native species pollinate agricultural crops, the presence of native wildflowers contributes to higher biodiversity ...

Bee experts in Alabama are warning about the rapid spread of the varroa destructor mite, which poses a significant threat to honey bee colonies nationwide.

KSU is working to educate beekeepers and experimenting with genetics. Bees are an important part of the ecosystem and essential to growing produce. But a small parasitic mite is putting bees at risk.

(Beyond Pesticides, August 21, 2025) The presence of Varroa mites in combination with the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid increases the risk of bee mortality and disrupts the larval gut ...

Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic mite that can cause European honey bee colonies to collapse by spreading Deformed wing virus as they feed. A study published in PLOS Pathogens by Zachary Lamas ...