USDA blames virus spreading mite for 60% loss of bee colonies, among other stressors. About 80% of food crops in U.S. relies on pollination by bees.

New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service sheds light on the causes behind the ...

Researchers discovered that genetic conflict between paternal and maternal genes determines whether honey bee larvae become ...

Penn State scientists uncover how parent genes compete to decide if a honey bee larva becomes a queen or a worker.

It's possible for nearly everyone to help keep honeybees busy in their vital role as agricultural, garden and wildland ...

A new study from Penn State University has uncovered the molecular mechanisms behind one of nature’s most fascinating transformations: how genetically identical honeybee larvae become either queens or ...

With the growing challenges facing honey bee health, Penn State Extension is working to equip beekeepers with science-based resources to help them raise resilient colonies — from beginner ...

New research conducted by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service finds varroa mites are responsible for recording break ...

Starting in 2006, beekeepers have reported an average annual loss of 30 percent of their colonies with no apparent cause—a phenomenon that has come to be known as colony collapse disorder. The ...

Resistance to synthetic antibiotics poses a critical global health challenge. Various European honeybee and other natural ...

Swarms of aggressive killer bees are on the move and spreading across the U.S. The Africanized honey bee has been found in 13 states, primarily in the South, but appear to be moving north.