Alexander Mikheyev receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A tiny foe threatens Australian beekeepers’ livelihood, our food supply and the national economy. First detected in New South ...

Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to prepare native species for the impacts of the Varroa destructor—a mite ...

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 ...

Beehives in southeast Australia were on lockdown Monday as authorities raced to prevent the spread of a potentially devastating parasite plague. The Varroa Mite was detected at the Port of Newcastle, ...

The "world's worst" honey bee parasite, the varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time. The discovery was made in a beehive at Pooginook, in the state's Riverland, during ...

The first step is pouring gasoline into the beehive. Then it is time to wait. The job is finished when the hive is burned the next day. Since last week, this cycle has been on repeat near a port in ...