Northern Giant Hornet Hunting
Plant Protection Today – PPQ and Washington State Partners Get Ready for Another Hunting Season PPQ and Washington State Partners Get Ready for Another…
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The 4 P’s, Breeding and Bees
Breeding, Bees, and the 4 Ps Posted by Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications in Research and Science After suffering severe winter losses beginning in 2007, the…
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Apiary Inspector on Vancouver Island
Disease and climate change put pressure on bees and their keepers on Vancouver Island: Apiary inspector. Todd Harmer Without bees, there is no food,…
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Alert!
Bee aware that “Stop Varroa, Varroa Treatment” (through stopvarroa.com) does not have an EPA registration number and may not be a legitimate product approved…
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Australia’s Varroa Opportunity
Opinion: Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here’s what happens if we don’t by Scarlett Howard, Alexander Mikheyev,…
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Varroa Resistance in NZ
Has the destructive varroa been building ‘home-grown’ pesticide resistance in NZ? Jamie Morton A destructive mite plaguing our beekeeping industry may have been building…
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Honey Bee Vaccine
Dalan Animal Health Ships First Honey Bee Vaccine to Tauzer Apiaries, Potentially Protecting 25 Million Bees. (BUSINESS WIRE)–Dalan Animal Health, Inc. (“Dalan”), the biotech company…
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Study Hall
From the Editor By: Jerry Hayes Lots of colony losses once again in 2023. There are three words I want you to remember: Varroa,…
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Asian Honey Bee Hornets
Honey bee populations may collapse due to ineffective defenses. by Zhang Nannan, Chinese Academy of Sciences Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of…
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Honey Bee Brood Disease Diagnostics
Links: Brendon.Mott@usda.gov
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Fear of Imported Honey Bees
Island beekeepers stung by fear of imported honey bees. Early reports suggest Vancouver Island bees will continue to have a high mortality rate, says…
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Amiflex – New Varroa Control
Amiflex – New varroa mite treatment for commercial beekeepers in the USA 26 april 2023 Fight varroa mites Véto-pharma just obtained the EPA federal registration…
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EPA Rules on Oxalic Acid and Glycerin
NEWS FLASH EPA RULES ON OXALIC ACID AND GLYCERIN Below is an overview of the EPA’s response to Vermont’s approval of the use of…
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Different Effects of Pesticides
Different effects of pesticides on transcripts of the endocrine regulation and energy metabolism in honeybee foragers from different colonies Verena Christen Scientific Reports volume 13, Article number: 1985 (2023)…
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A Plastic Solution for Wax Moth?
The Wax Moth: A Problem or a Solution? Book Announcement BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS A present book “The Wax Moth: A Problem or a Solution?” is a…
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Parasitic Mites’ Biting Rate
Parasitic Mites’ Biting Rate May Drive Transmission Of Deformed Wing Virus In Honey Bees By Eurasia Review Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic mite that can…
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First Honey Bee Vaccine
US Approves World’s First Honeybee Vaccine Against the Deadly Hive Bacteria By Louise Franco A honeybee vaccine, meant to protect honeybees against the deadly hive…
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Treat Eczema Using Honey
How To Treat Eczema Using Honey BY KIMBERLY SMITH Eczema, or dermatitis, is a condition that results in red, itchy skin. There are many types…
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Honey Bee Nutrition Research
Honey bees prosper with quality, not quantity, of food in novel laboratory setup by Shelby Lawson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Honey bee workers collect…
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Short Exposure to Habitat
A short exposure to a semi-natural habitat alleviates the honey bee hive microbial imbalance caused by agricultural stress June Gorrochategui-Ortega, Marta Muñoz-Colmenero, Marin Kovačić,…
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