Beekeepers in the United States lost more than 55% of managed colonies last year—the highest loss rate since the Apiary ...

New test helps beekeepers identify disease-resistant honey bee colonies, offering hope amid rising hive losses across the ...

American foulbrood is a highly contagious bacterial disease which can kill entire colonies of bees. It is caused by Paenibacillus larvae ssp. larvae, a pathogen that infects the mid-gut of honey bee ...

Honey bees are dying at alarming rates across the United States. Beekeepers in the United States lost more than 55 percent of ...

There are seven recognized families of bees in the world: Apidae, Megachilidae, Halictidae, Colletidae, Melittidae, Andrenidae, and Stenotritidae. Apidae is the largest family of bees, with over 5,700 ...

Why Do Bees Sleep in Flowers? Social bees, also called “eusocial,” live in colonies and have one central nest or hive. These sites primarily house a queen and the female workers. The female workers ...

MANITOULIN—Across the vast and varied landscapes of North America, a quiet crisis is unfolding. The once-familiar hum of bees, the flicker of butterfly wings, the dusk-dance of moths, all are fading.

In order to combat such severe colony losses, WSU scientists are working on methods for widespread varroa mite control, awareness on commercial honey bee colony management practices, and new ...