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October 11, 2026

Honey Bee Losses and New Varroa Mite Research: What It Means for Your Garden

Sources: USDA Agricultural Research Service releases on honey bee colony collapses (2025) and new Varroa mite treatments (2026); explained here for home gardeners. Honey bees had one of…

October 11, 2026

Tomato Virus Breakthrough: What USDA Research on ToBRFV Means for Home Gardeners

Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service. Research announced in 2025; explained here for home gardeners. A tomato virus that has worried commercial growers worldwide may have met a promising…

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Feb 19, 2026 · USDA Agricultural Research ServiceFinding More Effective Treatments in the Fight Against Varroa MitesFinding More Effective Treatments in the Fight Against Varroa Mites By: Jessica RyanEmail: arspress@usda.gov Researchers from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are helping bee keepers protect their colonies by studying...
Jan 26, 2026 · USDA Agricultural Research ServiceARS Scientists Develop Innovative Pipeline to Analyze Plant PathogensARS Scientists Develop Innovative Pipeline to Analyze Plant Pathogens By: Tami Terella-FaramEmail: tami.terella-faram@usda.gov ARS scientists in Corvallis, OR, in collaboration with Oregon State University, developed a disease surveillance platform that...
Aug 28, 2025 · USDA Agricultural Research ServiceA Tomato Line That’s Ripe for the PickingA Tomato Line That’s Ripe for the Picking By: Jessica RyanEmail: arspress@usda.gov Researchers from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and their university partners are helping U.S. tomato growers fight a...
Jun 17, 2025 · USDA Agricultural Research ServiceFire Ants May Offer Insight Into Crippling Honey Bee DiseaseFire Ants May Offer Insight Into Crippling Honey Bee Disease By: Jessica RyanEmail: arspress@usda.gov Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to protect honey bee populations while developing new strategies...
Jun 2, 2025 · USDA Agricultural Research ServiceUSDA Researchers Find Viruses from Miticide Resistant Parasitic Mites are Cause of Recent Honey Bee Colony CollapsesUSDA Researchers Find Viruses from Miticide Resistant Parasitic Mites are Cause of Recent Honey Bee Colony Collapses By: Autumn CanadayEmail: arspress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, June 2, 2025 – Scientists at the U.S....

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