Dead-outs: that dreaded event in a beekeeper’s world when an entire colony of bees dies in the hive. It was a heartbreaking day in mid-December when we found that one of our colonies had died out.

Varroa mite has been detected in several bee hives in Gippsland. Eradication efforts were abandoned by authorities in Australia two years ago. Honey bee killing parasite, varroa mite, has been ...

Varroa mite has been detected for the first time in South Australia. Almond and avocado producers are concerned by the threat posed to wild bee populations. Beekeepers and horticulture businesses in ...

They are smaller than a sesame seed but the bee-killing parasite known as varroa destructor lives up to its name, with a huge capacity to decimate beehives if left untreated. First detected in South ...