Published - 27 November 2024 By Nadine Chapman, NSW DPIRD Breeding for virus resistance As worried as we may be of varroa, deformed wing virus (DWV) and other varroa associated viruses are the true killer. Australia doesn’t have DWV … Read More breeding, varroa, virus Breeding, Pests and diseases
Published - 27 November 2024 By Emily Remnant, Michael Holmes, John Roberts Varroa and viruses Viruses are common in honey bee colonies but tend to exist as covert infections with only sporadic disease outbreaks. The emergence and global spread of … Read More varroa, virus Biosecurity, Pests and diseases
Published - 27 November 2024 By Nadine Chapman and Jody Gerdts New tools for selecting varroa resistant bees: unhealthy brood odour and varroa volatiles Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) occurs when workers recognise that the brood has been infested with varroa and uncap the cell. They may then recap the … Read More breeding, hygienic behaviour, varroa, varroa sensitive hygiene Breeding, Pests and diseases
Published - 4 November 2024 By Nadine Chapman, NSW DPIRD and Julia Grassl Varroa and small hive beetle Current small hive beetle distribution Small hive beetle (SHB) (Aethina tumida) originated in southern Africa and has spread across the world (Figure 1). SHB is not … Read More fipronil, small hive beetle, varroa Pests and diseases
Published - 28 October 2024 By Nadine Chapman, NSW DPIRD Varroa resistance: short development time African and Africanized bees tend to have greater natural resilience to Varroa. One mechanism associated with this resistance is that these bees have a shorter … Read More breeding, Brood, varroa Breeding, Pests and diseases
Published - 25 October 2024 By Jody Gerdts, Bee Scientifics Varroa resistance: grooming and biting What is grooming and mite biting? Grooming is a behavioural resistance mechanism where bees remove mites from themselves (autogrooming) or nestmates (allogrooming). Bees have a unique … Read More breeding, Grooming, varroa Breeding, Pests and diseases
Published - 17 October 2024 By Michael Holmes and Nadine Chapman, BEE Lab, University of Sydney Chemical free management of Varroa: brood breaks and drone trapping Many beekeepers will be wondering how to best manage varroa in their hives. A well equipped Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tool kit will comprise of … Read More Brood, Brood cycle, Drones, Grooming, integrated pests management, varroa Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 15 October 2024 By Michael Holmes and Emily Remnant, University of Sydney Integrated pest management for Varroa With Varroa now on our shores, Australian beekeepers have a steep learning curve to understand how to live with the mite. Fortunately, beekeepers worldwide have … Read More integrated pests management, varroa Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
Published - 20 September 2024 By Emily Remnant and Nadine Chapman, The University of Sydney What does Varroa look like? You probably already have a good idea of what a Varroa mite looks like, even if you have never seen a hive with Varroa before. … Read More varroa, varroa destructor Biosecurity, Pests and diseases
Published - 19 September 2024 By Theotime Colin Monitoring hives for better pollination: how it works Precision agriculture or “AgTech” is well known from fruit and vegetables producers, but it has only recently started to make its way into beekeeping. Hive … Read More bee health, hive sensors, pollination Managing your hives, Pollination
Published - 12 August 2024 By Kenya Fernandes, University of Sydney Developing reliable processes for the honey industry to assess active honeys Antimicrobial honeys can command premium prices and have valuable medical applications. Currently, the lack of well-defined parameters for assessing these properties presents a significant challenge … Read More antimicrobial, honey Honey
Published - 8 August 2024 By Kenya Fernandes, University of Sydney Australian honeys found to retain antimicrobial activity for more than 15 years Honey’s reputation for longevity is legendary, epitomized by the discovery of edible honey in the tomb of Egyptian king Tutankhamun, preserved for over 3,000 years. … Read More antimicrobial, honey Honey
