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New research shows that virus infections change the queen’s pheromone, which may lead to a grim demise.
The tropi mite spreads faster, kills colonies more quickly, and is harder to control with existing methods.
Traditional methods for controlling Varroa mites are becoming less effective, but AI-enabled non-invasive methods could help improve detection and keep bees safe.
Australia could still take action in the fight against Varroa that wasn’t possible elsewhere. But to do so, we need to fill urgent gaps in bee research.
Feral honeybees have become a major problem in Australia. It’s time to develop effective and practical control measures.
Australia is the last continent to be invaded by the dangerous honey bee parasite, and has an opportunity to be the first to eradicate it.
The varroa mite’s arrival in Australia was only a matter of time. We could benefit from one pest fighting another.
Bees are the main pollinators of many crops. It’s important to track the deformed wing virus and its impacts.
Beehive designs haven’t changed since the 1940s.
Wild bees pollinate trees and shrubs that feed and shelter wildlife, provide flood control, prevent soil erosion and help regulate the climate.
Bees and humans share a long history. But now bee populations are in a worrying decline. So can beekeeping teach us how to live in harmony with the world’s most famous pollinator?
Nutrition is another factor - in addition to pesticides and bee disease - that has led to the dwindling of the global bee population.
A nationwide outbreak of foot and mouth disease; an invasion of a devastating wheat disease; our honeybees completely wiped out. These are just three possible disastrous scenarios facing Australia; they’re…
A tiny mite has been killing honey bees all around the world, and will inevitably reach Australian shores. So what is this destructive mite, and what we can do to protect Australian honey bees? The Varroa…
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