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 ...

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 ...

South African honeybees adopt a strict incarceration policy to control a troublesome hive parasite currently terrorizing their European cousins 1. Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida), native to South ...

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 ...

Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the Education ...

Ornate checkered beetles, Trichoda ornatus, are bright, conspicuous and tolerant of humans, so they are easily found and fun to watch. They are indeed ornate, with metallic blue-black backgrounds, ...

It's hard to hoodwink a jailer, but incarcerated beetles fool their honeybee guards into feeding them, new research shows1. Small hive beetles storm honeybee hives to plunder pollen, honey and even ...

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, ...

Imagine going on a first date with someone whose perfume drives you wild. But when you lean in for that first kiss, you realize your suitor is actually nothing more than a writhing mass of parasitic ...

Tubbs’ Berry Farm will host its annual Bee Day at two separate times from noon to 6 p.m. April 26 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 27 at 1150 South Park Ave. W. At the event, participants can watch ...