A stand-down period could potentially help reduce that risk, giving any spores carried back to the hive time to die off ...

With looming threats of coffee leaf rust to farmers’ yields, Purdue University mycologist Catherine Aime is working to protect this staple of daily lives and the economies of areas throughout the ...

Around a decade ago, an invasive fungal disease called myrtle rust reached Australia and began to spread like a plague through certain plants. The disease affects plants of the Myrtaceae family, which ...

New research suggests honeybees may be actively collecting and transporting spores of myrtle rust, a fungal disease threatening New Zealand’s native myrtle species and crops. The study found spores ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We know introduced honeybees as the ever-busy helpers of our gardens, farms and orchards. In pollinating crops and fertilising ...