RNAi – functions specifically to silence, or deactivate, genes. Among other applications, it promises to be groundbreaking as ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Australia faces the spread of the Varroa destructor mite, which threatens honeybee populations. While this poses risks to agriculture and native plants, it also ...

Mites like Varroa are threatening Australia's $14 billion honey bee industry.A new global innovation challenge has been launched to find technologies ...

Researchers at Washington State University are abuzz over our honeybee population. According to an entomologist at the ...

particularly Varroa destructor and the viruses that Varroa destructor transmits,” Weaver said. Each queen raised at BeeWeaver has the potential to rebuild entire colonies and is sent off to ...

As the tiny but deadly varroa mite (Varroa destructor) spreads within Australia's honeybee population, much of the concern so ...

The team learned 40% to 50% of beehives die due to parasitic infestations of varroa destructor mites. "There's really not a great solution for it. It's terrible and a huge underserved market. This ...

The Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) is considered one of the most detrimental pests in the world for honey bee health, honey production and pollination services (USDA 2013; Rose, 2010; Honey Bee ...

Honey bee colonies in the U.S. could face losses of up to 70% in 2025, according to Washington State University (WSU) ...