Science news articles about 'bee disease'

Scientists in Germany have discovered a new mechanism of infection for the most fatal bee disease. American Foulbrood (AFB) is the only infectious disease which can kill entire colonies of bees. Every ...

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 (DWV) ...

WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- The University of Georgia will get a $4.1 million grant to study diseases affecting the bee population, U.S. Agriculture Department Secretary Ed Schafer said.

... find short-term fixes to our honey bee disease and pest control problems, in the long ... climate change, and colony collapse disorder, in which bees mysteriously abandon their hives. Cobey collaborates ...

Defra's top civil servant admits bee disease has not been a "top priority" but denies being complacent in tackling declining bee numbers.