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Bee aware that “Stop Varroa, Varroa Treatment” (through stopvarroa.com) does not have an EPA registration number and may not be a legitimate product approved…
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Australia’s Varroa Opportunity
Opinion: Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here’s what happens if we don’t by Scarlett Howard, Alexander Mikheyev,…
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Varroa Resistance in NZ
Has the destructive varroa been building ‘home-grown’ pesticide resistance in NZ? Jamie Morton A destructive mite plaguing our beekeeping industry may have been building…
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Study Hall
From the Editor By: Jerry Hayes Lots of colony losses once again in 2023. There are three words I want you to remember: Varroa,…
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Amiflex – New Varroa Control
Amiflex – New varroa mite treatment for commercial beekeepers in the USA 26 april 2023 Fight varroa mites Véto-pharma just obtained the EPA federal registration…
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EPA Rules on Oxalic Acid and Glycerin
NEWS FLASH EPA RULES ON OXALIC ACID AND GLYCERIN Below is an overview of the EPA’s response to Vermont’s approval of the use of…
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Wild Honey Bee Eradication in Australia
Varroa mite response shifts to Eradication of wild European honey bee management in Australia Efforts to keep NSW Varroa mite free continue to move…
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Australia, Kill Bees to Get Payment
Australia NSW keepers must kill bees to get payments Phoebe LoomesAAP Compensation to support New South Wales, Australia beekeepers through a deadly parasite outbreak…
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8th Edition of the Tools for Varroa Management Guide
Honey Bee Health Coalition Releases 8th Edition of the Tools for Varroa Management Guide New Edition includes extensive revisions, treatment tables updates Keystone, Colo.,…
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Australian Almond Crop in Jeopardy… Varroa
Australian $500m almond crop facing D-Day without Varroa mite bee travel pass By Jamieson Murphy $500m almond crop facing D-Day without Varroa mite bee…
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Australia is Exterminating Tens of Millions of Bees
Australia is exterminating tens of millions of bees to save its honey industry Ryan Hogg Australian authorities have been exterminating millions of bees to…
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Varroa in Australia Will Cost Beekeepers Millions
Bee varroa mite outbreak set to cost beekeepers millions of dollars as government works to control spread ABC Rural / By Keely Johnson, Madeline Lewis, and Kelly Fuller…
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Varroa Found in Australia
NSW issues bee lockdown after deadly varroa mite parasite discovered Australia ‘the only major honey-producing country free from varroa mite’, the most serious pest…
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ARS Develops Varroa Resistant Honey Bees
ARS-developed Varroa-resistant honey bees better winter survivors US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service Baton Rouge, La.—Pol-line honey bees, a type of Varroa…
Read MorePlant Compound Helps Virus Infected Bees
Plant Compound Helps Virus-Infected Bees Find Their Way Home By Ruairi MacKenzie A plant-derived compound helps bees beset by a colony-ravaging virus overcome…
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Fungus Fights Mites
New fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method to help honey bees May 27, 2021 Washington State University A new fungus strain…
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HBHC Guide to Varroa Controls
New Guide Documents How Commercial Beekeepers Keep Healthy Hives without Exclusive Use of Off-label Varroa Treatments Commercial beekeepers are finding success treating Varroa, a parasitic mite…
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What Does the New Ruling on Oxalic Acid in Honey Mean?
What Does the New Ruling on Oxalic Acid in Honey Mean? Meghan Milbrath Photo credit: Matt Hoepfinger Guest Blogger and Collaborator: Dr. Meghan Milbrath,…
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Mite Biter Gene
Targeting a single gene responsible for grooming behavior in the In Mite-biter strain. Krispn Given and Dr.Greg Hunt visiting a OH bee breeder with…
Read MoreA Closer Look: Social Immunity
by Clarence Collison Individual honey bees of all ages and castes have developed mechanisms to limit the impacts of their pathogens. Insect social life…
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