The bee industry is buzzing about a new device designed to save lives in the beehives. Many beekeepers across the country are losing their bee hives to the small hive beetle, which can overwhelm the ...

Just in time for Halloween! The newest uninvited guest (pest) in our hives is the small hive beetle (SHB), a nasty little beetle that eat… Just in time for Halloween! The newest uninvited guest (pest) ...

The honeybee's alarm signal may not only bring help, but also attract the small hive beetle. Now, researchers have found that small hive beetles can detect some alarm pheromones at levels below that ...

A new way to lessen damage from small hive beetles in honey bee colonies has been developed. Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida) began appearing in U.S. hives during the past 15 to 20 years and now ...

There are concerns the ongoing spread of an exotic beetle could destroy bee hives and hinder crop pollination in far north Queensland. A new infestation of the 'small hive beetle' has been found in ...

The discovery of a small hive beetle in a beehive in the north-west of Tasmania has rocked the state's honey bee industry. The small hive beetle has been found in a beehive at Devonport Port with a 15 ...

Tasmania's chief plant protection officer says its too early to tell whether bee hives could be destroyed in the wake of a single small hive beetle being found in Devonport. I'm excited to have joined ...

The small hive beetle, an invasive honey bee predator species native to sub-Saharan Africa, has been detected in several parts of the state in the last two weeks, ringing alarm bells among beekeepers.

Weather, pesticides and parasites batter local bees; Dan Keesee works to bolster hives as Illinois losses surge, risking ...