A fungus that caused widespread loss of bee colonies in Europe and Asia may be playing a crucial role in the mysterious phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder that is wiping out bees across the ...

Nosema infections, caused predominantly by the microsporidian parasites Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae, have emerged as a significant threat to honey bee health worldwide. These obligate intracellular ...

A virulent bee parasite that has conquered the globe in a handful of years could be speeded up by climate change, scientists at Queen's University Belfast have discovered. The parasite nosema ceranae ...

Researchers have found a parasite in every Ontario bee sample they analyzed in part ofan effort to prevent a recurrence of the disaster that wiped out a third of the province's honeybee colonies last ...

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 2 (UPI) --Scientists have identified an important immune response in the semen of male honey bees, a discovery that may help researchers better protect colonies against disease.

UC Davis honeybee specialist Eric Mussen fingered some prime suspects during his "BSI: The Case of the Disappearing Bees" lecture, part of the UC Davis Department of Entomology's Distinguished Seminar ...

Honey isn't the only powerfully anti-microbial fluid bees are capable of producing, with new research revealing the seminal fluid of male honey bees can destroy the fungal spores of one of the most ...

UCLA researchers helped develop a smartphone-based microscope to detect parasites in bees. Aydogan Ozcan, the associate director of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, developed a 3D-printed ...

Our small but hardy honey bees are under siege from a range of pests and diseases. However, some relief may be in sight for these important insects from a particularly dangerous disease – one that can ...

There is growing evidence that another 'pandemic' has been infecting bees around the world for the past two decades, and is spreading: a fungal pathogen known as Nosema. Move over, murder hornets.