A new biopesticide could help battle growing resistance to varroa mite treatments in Australia.

A new bio-pesticide could be the next tool for beekeepers battling the deadly varroa destructor mite that's threatening ...

TESTING has confirmed a colony of bees that arrived in a container at the Port of Melbourne last month was infected with varroa destructor. Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Melanie Curtis said ...

The parasitic bee mite Varroa destructor, which can mimic the chemical composition of its host's cuticle, is also capable of adapting this composition according to the bee species that it infests.

Tests with fake bee larvae reveal that a “vampire” mite attacking honeybees may not be so much a bloodsucker as a fat slurper. The ominously named Varroa destructor mite invaded North America in the ...

Farmers who have ensured native bee populations are booming on their orchards are breathing a sigh of relief, with the insect immune from the biosecurity emergency involving a hive-killing mite. Some ...

A reddish-black mite the size of a tiny crumb latches onto a honeybee, feeding on its fat body and transmitting diseases as the bee struggles to survive. The Varroa destructor, an aggressive mite, ...