In Southern California, some honeybees appear to be doing what many others across the country cannot: living with one of ...

In Southern California’s inland valleys, where colonies stay active year-round and Varroa destructor never gets a winter ...

(Beyond Pesticides, July 10, 2024) An article last month in Entomology Today, a publication of the Entomological Society of America, highlights the important findings of a study published earlier this ...

In response to a fast-spreading syndrome called colony collapse disorder (CCD) that's striking honey bees nationwide, scientists at Agricultural Research Service bee laboratories across the country ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The blue marked Queen of a Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica) colony is searching for a place to insert an egg. A ...

A serious honey bee mite has been discovered at a bee farm in Hawaii. Varroa mites were detected on bees in three of the abandoned hives and reported to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The ...

A close-up of the most common honey bee worldwide, Apis mellifera. Honey bees have been having a tough time lately. Pests and disease have plagued many hives, killing off the pollinators and forcing ...

FEW PESTS are more feared by apiarists than the aptly named Varroa destructor. This mite, originally a parasite of Apis cerana, the Asian honey bee, has plagued Apis mellifera, cerana’s western cousin ...

Last week’s column (March 22, AJ’s Gardening for You) briefly explored the critical importance of honey bees to the foods we rely on for healthy and varied nourishment. Honey bees are the link between ...

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