Among the many diseases and parasites that pose health problems for honeybees, the small hive beetle is unique and presents control challenges. Most other pests can be treated while they are residing ...

Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida) have emerged as a formidable invasive pest, posing significant challenges for both apiculture and wild bee populations worldwide. Native to sub‐Saharan Africa, ...

A new predator could be set to sweep through central Europe's beehives — and angry bee-keepers are asking the European Union to keep it at bay by banning all honeybee imports. The parasite in question ...

State officials have made the first known detection in Alaska of the small hive beetle, an “economically significant” pest of honey bees, according to an alert published in late September. An Alaska ...

Despite the cooler weather, Chris Tejcek's small-scale permaculture farm is usually buzzing with bees throughout winter. But this year, he has struggled to find even one at his property at Beechwood, ...

Christian W. W. Pirk received funding from University of Pretoria and the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Honey bees are useful not only to humans but to other “free riders” attracted to ...