Bee Pests & Diseases

Nosema Nosema apis, a microscopic fungus that affects honeybee colonies. It is very serious, causing losses in autumn and spring. It can be treated with antibiotic – fumagillin – obtained

Yellow Jackets Much like a honeybee, a yellow jacket can sting except she can sting multiple times unlike a honeybee. Yellow jackets are actually wasps and while they are beneficial

Parasitic Mite Syndrome, Deformed Wing Virus and Bee Paralysis are caused by the varroa mite. Parasitic Mite Syndrome [PMS] Symptoms of PMS are spotty brood pattern with sunken, dark, torn

< Home < Back to Meet the Bees Bee Louse I can’t say I’ve had experience with the bee louse. Not a major threat, they are wingless flies seen on

Small hive beetle [SHB] is an invasive pest in a honeybee colony. If left unchecked, they will take over. You may ask yourself how a beekeeper mitigates the problem. There

European Foulbrood American Foulbrood

<Home < Back to Meet the Bees Mice Mice are generally only problematic when the weather turns cold. Naturally, they seek shelter and what better place than a beehive with