Tests with fake bee larvae reveal that a “vampire” mite attacking honeybees may not be so much a bloodsucker as a fat slurper. The ominously named Varroa destructor mite invaded North America in the ...

Honeybee drones are those big fat fuzzy bees with huge bulging eyes. They are lovers not fighters (stingers). In fact, drones have no stingers and so they can be safely handled. Drones are often used ...