The honeybee mite, Varroa destructor, finally breached Australia’s biosecurity defences four years ago, and is here to stay. Even more concerning, our standard treatments – such as specialised ...

Spider venoms contain ingredients that could lead to a new treatment to protect honeybees from the deadly Varroa destructor ...

The highly destructive varroa mite has been detected in South Australia for the first time, prompting an urgent warning to beekeepers in the state. A surveillance team identified the mite in a hive at ...

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 ...

An investigation into the origin of varroa mites discovered at Newcastle in 2022 has failed to definitively determine the origin of the parasite. The report found the mites may have originated near ...

Australian scientists are working to develop a world-first, hormone-based pesticide that is safe for honey bees but fatal to varroa mite. Scientists will create molecules to selectively bind to the ...

A tiny foe threatens Australian beekeepers’ livelihood, our food supply and the national economy. First detected in New South Wales in 2022, the Varroa mite is now established in Australia. The ...

"This work is essential in highlighting the important role that all pollinators play and in particular the critical ...

A new biopesticide to manage the bee-killing varroa mite has been developed. Researchers say it could help battle growing resistance to varroa treatments in Australia. Beekeepers are calling for the ...

The risk echoes the US experience in early 2025, when a massive die-off – driven by treatment‑resistant varroa mite and poor nutrition after unseasonable weather – killed 62 per cent of hives. Wheen ...