Researchers Find Viruses From Miticide-Resistant Parasitic Mites Are Cause of Recent Honey Bee Colony Collapses

Daily Postcard: Western Honey Bee In Rover Park

Daily Postcard: A western honey bee, also called a European honey bee, is collecting nectar and pollen recently from flowers blooming at Rover Park in White Rock. According to various reports, honey bees in northern New Mexico are under significant stress and experiencing population declines. Habitat loss, pesticides, climate change, and disease are among the most important factors putting honey bees at risk. Nonetheless, Los Alamos County resid…

Researchers find viruses from miticide-resistant parasitic mites are cause of recent honey bee colony collapses

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) are helping American beekeepers solve the mystery behind a widespread honey bee colony collapse and its debilitating effects on U.S. agriculture.

Reasons Behind Honey Bee Losses Revealed With New Research

DENVER — New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) sheds light on the causes behind the catastrophic honey bee colony losses reported by commercial beekeepers earlier this year. The findings point to alarmingly high levels of viral infections—vectored by Varroa destructor (Varroa) mites with resistant genes to a common treatment—as key drivers of colony collapse. The study, which analyzed sam…

Worst Honeybee Die-off Ever and USDA Invests in Food Assistance - Dining and Cooking

Worst Honeybee Die-off Ever and USDA Invests in Food Assistance From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update. **Commercial beekeepers discovered their colonies of honeybees in near or total collapse earlier this year, in what some call the worst bee die-off in U.S. history. Combined with other honeybee die-offs, some beekeepers may have [...]