A tiny pest is continuing to create major challenges for Australian beekeepers, with consumers likely to notice the price of ...

Southern California is home to a flying black-and-yellow treasure. While commercial honeybee hives nationwide are collapsing ...

UC Davis Assistant Professor Sascha Nicklisch, left, and USDA-ARS research entomologist Julia Fine stand with bee hives. The duo partnered to investigate a treatment that targets varroa mites without ...

In Southern California, some honeybees appear to be doing what many others across the country cannot: living with one of ...

A unique hybrid honeybee found only in Southern California has demonstrated the ability to survive and fend off deadly Varroa ...

There are growing fears that a second varroa mite strain could enter Australia, as beekeepers lose key chemical options for ...

Bird mites are avian parasites that live on the skin of domestic fowl and wild birds. If these pests make their way into your home they can affect you for several weeks at a time. ‌ Mite bites can ...

The mysterious bug bites first appeared a few weeks ago. George Monks, a dermatologist in Tulsa, Okla., started hearing complaints about weird, itchy welts. The bites had strange, tiny blisters in the ...

How do you like them apples, apricots, blueberries, almonds and peaches? They all depend on bees for pollination. But over the last several years, a massive number of bee colonies have died, putting ...