CATCH THE BUZZ – The Self-Grooming Behavior of Honey Bees Can Be Affected By Pesticides.
University of Guelph A University of Guelph study is the first to uncover the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees’ ability to groom…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Pollinating as Important as Honey for Beekeeping Income
By: Jenny Schlecht Chad Price, left, and Brandon Weatherly extract honey and remove surplus boxes north of Medina, N.D., on Sept. 10, 2018. Jenny…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Varroa Mites, Pesticides, Viruses, Pollination, Honey – a Beekeeper’s Life
Laura Reiley, Tampa Bay Times Rolling Stone Photo FORT MEADE — Jim Doan pats the bees gently with the flat of his…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – BeeScanning App Helps Beekeepers Find Varroa Mites, Save Hives.
Michael W. Michelsen, Jr. When it comes to beekeepers and beekeeping the subject of a Kickstarter campaign usually doesn’t generate much interest, much less…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Project in ND Helping Beekeepers Deal with Bee Stressors
Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – ND BISMARCK, N.D. – A group has chosen North Dakota to demonstrate and collect data on the best…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – N.Y. honeybees stung hard by varroa mite, researchers find
By David Nutt A small mite is causing big trouble for New York’s honeybee population and putting in peril the fruit and vegetable crops that…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Human activity is a key driver in the spread of pathogens afflicting the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) says OZ researcher.
By Entomology Today The Varroa destructor mite (shown above attached to bee) is a widespread parasite of European honey bees (Apis mellifera). Poor management…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – North Dakota offers money for honey bee research. Lots of it. Soon. Hurry.
By Jenny Schlecht / Agweek Staff Writer If you ask beekeepers what kind of research they would like to see, the answer is simple….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bayvarol gets the nod in Canada
The Pest Management Regulator Agency (PMRA) has granted full registration to Bayvarol®, flumethrin strips indicated for control of Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) in honey…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey bee parasite mite genome sequenced to aid in fight against bee colony destruction
Published today in the open-access journal GigaScience is an article that presents the genome of a parasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, that infects bee colonies,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Yet another species of Varroa mite threatens European honey bees
A sister species of the Varroa destructor mite is developing the ability to parasitize European honey bees, threatening pollinators already hard pressed by pesticides,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – A New Organic Acid Varroa Mite Medication
At its October meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the granting of a…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – BEEKEEPER NEWSLETTER . . . August 15, 2016
Joe Traynor Almond Prices: Almond prices took a precipitous drop in March – from over $4/lb to the grower to below $2/lb. Prices have…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Varroa find is jacobsoni, NOT destructor
Alan Harman Australia imposes a regional quarantine after Varroa mites are found in northern Queensland and they may have been there for years. Confirmation…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Varroa Mites Pick The Best Bees To Bite
Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. — New insights into the reproductive secrets of one of the world’s tiniest and most destructive parasites –…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Nation’s Beekeepers Lost 44 Percent of Bees in 2015-16 – BIP
Summer losses rival winter losses for the second year running. Beekeepers across the United States lost 44 percent of their honey bee colonies during…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – When Varroa Mites Hitch a Ride
Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey Varroa mite on a honey bee (drone) pupa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Those blood-sucking varroa mites (Varroa destructor) are…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Informed Partnership – BIP – Leads to Healthy Hives
By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Bee Informed Partnership crop protection agents Robert Snyder and Ben Sallmann, above, collect samples of bees from…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Deformed Winged Virus a Global Epidemic
Alan Harmon A new analysis of the widespread deformed wing virus (DWV) in honey bees shows that the virus has gone from an endemic…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Mite Resistance Not Only Possible, It’s Already Happened
An international research team has some good news for the struggling honeybee, and the millions of people who depend on them to pollinate crops…
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