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Native bees cannot be hosts of varroa mite, according to the CSIRO. And while not all native species pollinate agricultural crops, the presence of native wildflowers contributes to higher biodiversity ...

Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them. Of more than ...

James B. Dorey has received relevant PhD funding from Flinders University and the Playford Trust as well as relevant research funding from the Ecological Society of Australia (via the Holsworth ...

An 84-year-old Aussie scientist has trained his eye to notice a hidden insect world that few people see in their gardens.

Mark Patrick Taylor received funding via an Australian Government Citizen Science Grant (2017-2020), CSG55984 ‘Citizen insights to the composition and risks of household dust’ (the DustSafe project).

Introduced honeybees (left and right) and a smaller native bee (middle) feeding on banksia. Credit: Amy-Marie Gilpin, Western Sydney University Researchers say Australia is in a unique position to ...

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The bees appeared without warning on Gurwood Street, in the city's CBD, at about 2pm. Most nestled on a footpath advertising sign, but others flew onto the busy street. Wagga Wagga Amateur Beekeepers ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists are gluing tiny sensors onto thousands of honey bees to track their movements in a trial aimed at halting the spread of diseases that have wiped out ...

The "world's worst" honey bee parasite, varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time. The discovery was made in the state's Riverland during routine surveillance, with farmers ...