Dr. Sammy Ramsey examining a frame from one of his lab’s hives, looking for cells that might have baby bees developing inside. Credit: Santiago Flórez, Science ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) are helping American beekeepers solve the mystery behind a widespread honey bee colony collapse and its ...

"Parasitic mites' biting rate may drive transmission of Deformed wing virus in honey bees." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 01 / 230119141525.htm (accessed February 21, 2026).

Parasites have been attaching themselves to spiders for millennia. Given the large number of spiders and the wide variety of hiding places they use in habitats around the world, many of these ...

(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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tiny parasitic mites that are a threat to the honeybee frequently send strong vibrational pulses into the surface they live on, a ...

It is believed that parasitic varroa mites may be one of the main causes of colony collapse disorder, which is decimating honeybee colonies around the world. There may be hope, however, as a new ...

Mange is a skin condition caused by a parasitic mite that can dig deep into an animal’s skin. Several mite species cause mange in wild and domesticated mammals, including foxes. The mite species that ...

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 ...

The blood-sucking parasites, called varroa mites, live in beehives and attack the bees making them more vulnerable to diseases. Up to now beekeepers used pesticides to kill the parasites but the mites ...