Cornell University bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honey bee losses this winter.

"It's a highly specialized fungus and it's really environmentally resistant, so when it gets into the bee it's difficult to treat," she says. "The parasite has been associated with increased ...

Louisiana beekeepers have been hit hard this year by colony loss, as has the industry nationwide. Why are so many bees dying?

A recent survey found an average loss of 62% of bee colonies among commercial operations in less than a year. Causes and ...

These infestations lead to the deaths of entire hives, decreasing the number of bees and pollinators ... spoke with ...

Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to prepare native species for the impacts of the Varroa destructor—a mite ...

A notice by the California Farm Bureau noted that high bee mortality rates had been reported by bee keepers not only within ...