Washington State University entomologists announced this week that commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach between 60% and 70% in 2025. Over the past decade, annual losses for ...

This year, commercial beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 60% of their bees – more than double average losses. What do those losses mean for beekeepers, and what do we know about the cause?

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Losses of commercial honey bee colonies are projected to be the highest on record in the last decade, according to Washington State University researchers. In a press ...

While some homeowners reach for bug spray when they spot bees near their property, a Central Texas family business, Respite Bee Farm ... Up to 75 percent of commercial beehives are dying after ...

Scientists likely won’t have answers anytime soon – in part thanks to the Trump administration’s heavy cuts to USDA funding ...

Honey bees, butterflies, and even small vertebrates like bats and birds are important to agriculture and are indicators of a healthy ecosystem.

A honeybee research organization estimates as many as 1.6 million hives - more than half the country’s cultivated honeybee ...

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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 ...

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