The results are expressed in mean lethal doses (LD50). Both LC50 and LD50 values were considerably higher in honey bees than in varroa mites, showing that a wide margin of safety exists between ...

The Varroa destructor ... interrupting the mite's life cycle without using chemicals. Mechanical treatments include using "drone combs" — commercially available wax combs with large holes ...

a chemical treatment used in hives to kill varroa mite. She says her customers want products free of chemical residues. "They want to see clean, natural, pure, unadulterated honey and wax and that ...

Honey bee mortality can be significantly reduced by ensuring that treatments for the parasitic Varroa mite occur within specific timeframes, a new study reveals. Honey bee mortality can be ...

John Bachmann is busier than a bee managing the university’s beehives. Officially PNW’s Grounds and Landscape manager, ...

The varroa mite attacks bee larvae at a young age but a new generation of pesticides can combat it without harming the beehive A new weapon could help British honeybees fight off one of their ...