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 ...

Cornelia Sattler receives funding from the Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation to develop non-chemical varroa control methods. Théotime Colin receives funding from the Australian Research Council, through ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Winters can be tough on managed honey bee colonies, with beekeepers in the United States reporting that one-third of their colonies die each winter. A new study by Penn State ...