Australia is the only major honey-producing country that has so far managed to contain the spread of a mite fatal to bees. That distinction is now in peril. By Karan Deep Singh The first step is ...

A deadly parasite that infests beehives and kills honey bees has spread through regional Victoria. Varroa mites have been detected in beehives throughout the Gippsland region, putting apiarists on ...

CANBERRA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Australian government said it will stop trying to eradicate the Varroa mite, a parasite that kills honey bees, and will instead try to manage its spread, which is ...

Patrick O'Connor receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Agrifutures Australia and State Governments. A tiny parasitic mite that lives on the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) has ...

Australian farmers are facing a shortage of bees to pollinate their food crops and are working with beekeepers to develop an emergency plan. Many crops, such as fruit and vegetables, rely heavily on ...

Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them. Of more than ...

Resistance to synthetic antibiotics poses a critical global health challenge. Various European honeybee and other natural products have been proposed as novel therapeutic agents to address this ...

Australia is exterminating tens of millions of bees in a bid to ward off a varroa mite plague. At least 600 hives containing 30,000 bees each have been destroyed, The New York Times reported. Varroa ...