Patrick O'Connor receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Agrifutures Australia and State Governments. A tiny parasitic mite that lives on the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) has ...

The varroa mite may be tiny — only a millimetre or two long — but it poses a huge threat to honey bees, beekeepers and honey producers, who are on high alert after the destructive mite's recent ...

Beehives in southeast Australia were on lockdown Monday as authorities raced to prevent the spread of a potentially devastating parasite plague. The Varroa Mite was detected at the Port of Newcastle, ...

The deadly honey bee parasite, varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time. The state was the fifth jurisdiction to detect the pest after a discovery was made in the Riverland ...

A fast-spreading parasite is expected to devastate local bee colonies over the next two years, affecting commercial and ...

A dangerous bee-killing parasite has finally breached South Australia's defences after a three-year fight to keep it at bay. Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) ...

Australia is exterminating tens of millions of bees in a bid to ward off a varroa mite plague. At least 600 hives containing 30,000 bees each have been destroyed, The New York Times reported. Varroa ...

Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) inspectors discovered the parasite in a beehive at Pooginook in the Riverland on Tuesday. Varroa mite poses one of the greatest ...