Beekeepers are being urged to monitor their hives more frequently after further detections of the deadly bee parasite varroa mite in South Australia.

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 ...

Aussies are being warned of soaring grocery prices as a deadly bee parasite has been detected in hives across South Australia ...

Beekeepers say the escalating cost of pollinating crops will be passed onto consumers as the industry battles a devastating ...

The cost of treating varroa mite in the beekeeping industry is flowing onto other food growers reliant on pollination.

ATWATER, Calif. — Beekeepers who are battling a mysterious ailment that led to the disappearance of millions of honeybees now fear the sting of imported Australian bees that they worry could ...

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 ...

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 ...