UC Davis Assistant Professor Sascha Nicklisch, left, and USDA-ARS research entomologist Julia Fine stand with bee hives. The duo partnered to investigate a treatment that targets varroa mites without ...

Amitraz, N´-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-N-[(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-imino]methyl-N-methyl- methanimidamide, is an acaricide used to control the infections produced by the mites on cattle. Its use can cause the ...

The Netherlands’ food safety authority has blocked the movement of cows from an undisclosed Dutch veal and broiler poultry farm so it can conduct tests for the presence of Amitraz, an unauthorised ...

Researchers believe that they have pinpointed the cause of a history-making recent honey bee die-off, and what they found casts a gloomy outlook for the important insects. Per a study released last ...