Australia's leading biosecurity experts have been unable to trace the source of the of the bee-killing varroa mite incursion which has changed the face of beekeeping and pollination in Australia.

Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite about the size of a pinhead, but its impact on global beekeeping has been enormous. The mite attaches to honey bees, feeds on their fat bodies, weakens their ...

The world's worst honey bee parasite is genetically mutating, making it resistant to common treatments used to save hives.

The researchers found that beekeepers who used a combination of treatments for Varroa mites -- tiny parasites that can weaken and spread diseases to honey bees -- had higher winter colony survival ...

A virus spread by mites is responsible for the death of 60-70% of commercially managed bee colonies in the U.S. The varroa mite, resistant to common miticides, carries the deadly virus. Other factors, ...