The first-ever vaccine for insects now exists, thanks to scientists at the University of Helsinki in Finland hoping to save one of the most crucial pollinators in the world: the honey bee.

Honey bee colonies worldwide have suffered from a range of damaging diseases. A new study has provided clues on how changing weather patterns might be driving disease in UK colonies.

Honey bee colonies from across the UK are increasingly suffering from a viral disease, a new study has shown. Publishing their findings in the journal Nature Communications, the team led by ...

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The researchers analyzed data from more than 300,000 visits to honey bee colonies between 2006 and 2016. The prevalence of disease varies each year in addition to geographical variations.

The team found that the number of honey bee colonies affected with chronic bee paralysis rose exponentially between 2007 and 2017. ... Emergence of deadly honey bee disease revealed Date: May 1, 2020 ...

Nov. 9 (UPI) --Changing weather patterns caused by climate change may be driving disease outbreaks in honey bee colonies in Britain, a study published Tuesday by Scientific Reports found. The ...

Scientists are one step closer to understanding the recent demise of billions of honey bees after making an important discovery about the transmission of a common bee virus. Deformed wing virus is ...

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to protect honey bee populations while developing new strategies for managing fire ant populations. Honey bees are a vital part of ...

Researcher at Oregon State University announced this week that they have received a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to fund a ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2015-- Bee experts at USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum last week said better management of crop chemicals could go a long way toward improving the health of this ...