Honeybees in a Mite More Than Trouble. Parasites, an Exodus of Apiarists and Budget Cuts Imperil Vital Insect. By Adrian Higgins. May 14, 2002 at 1:00 a.m. EDT ...

“Compared to the tracheal mites, which were controlled much easier and lived in the trachea of the bee, the [colonies of] varroa mites can grow as large as a nine-inch dinner plate. ...

Bee samples from 300 hives statewide show 40 percent had tracheal mites, 48 percent had a nosema parasite and 85 percent had varroa mites. The high varroa presence is not a surprise because it is ...

In 1922, shortly after tracheal mites were identified as the likely cause of bee kills on England's Isle of Wight, the United States restricted the importation of live honey bees.

The dreaded Africanized honey bee—better known as the “killer bee”—may be buzzing slightly northward. Entomologists believe that an Africanized swarm was responsible for an attack in ...

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Many factors, including the Varroa mite, contribute to the decline of the honeybee; but Maine's beekeepers fight on.

In the United States, half a million to a million colonies out of a total 2.4 million colonies have died this winter. Both tracheal mites (Acarapis woodi) and varroa mites (Varroa destructor) have ...

In the early 2000s, colony collapse was blamed on a tracheal mite that parasitized European honeybees. Treatment with miticide solved this problem – until the mites developed resistance.

Enjoy the sweet rewards of natural beekeeping. Here’s what you need to know about keeping bees — using natural methods — and harvest fresh, delicious honey from your own backyard.