Helping beekeepers fight mites through more effective treatments

Researchers from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of California, Davis, are helping ...
KBTX

From the Ground Up: Varroa Mites and colony collapse

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - As one of the nation’s top beekeeping states, Texas bees are responsible for producing over 7 million pounds of honey annually, and pollinating a variety of crops all across the ...
Science Daily

Improved treatment timing reduces honey bee losses to Varroa mites

Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within specific timeframes, a new study reveals. Honey bee mortality can be ...
Beyond Pesticides

Study Shows Synergistic Effects of Pesticides and Mites in Bees, Adding to Science on Colony Decline

(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 ...
Capital Press

Bee deaths caused by mites with pesticide resistance

Scientists believe massive honey bee die-offs were caused by alarmingly high levels of viral infections from parasitic Varroa mites — the tiny arachnids had genetic resistance to the most common ...
Beyond Pesticides

Neonicotinoid Insecticides Contribute to Honey Bee Vulnerability to Parasitic Varroa Mites

(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 ...