Mary Wilson
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Posted Thu 11 Jul 2024 at 9:27pm
ABC South East NSW
/ By Romy Gilbert and Joshua Becker
A commercial beekeeper fears the destructive honey-bee parasite varroa mite is spreading through southern New South Wales faster than surveillance and detection systems can manage.
The flat, button-shaped parasite feeds on bees, weakening them and eventually destroying hives.
The mites, first detected in NSW at the Port of Newcastle in 2022, have recently been detected as far south as Bega on the NSW far south coast, and further north, near Nowra. ...
High levels of infestation in the Shoalhaven
Department of Primary Industries National NSW Varroa 'Transition to Management' coordinator, Tamara Prentice, said the Shoalhaven currently had high levels of infestation, mostly around Nowra.
She said she was shocked at how fast mites were collapsing colonies. ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-12/nsw-varroa-mite-south-coast-spread-bega-nowra/104087530
ABC South East NSW
/ By Romy Gilbert and Joshua Becker
A commercial beekeeper fears the destructive honey-bee parasite varroa mite is spreading through southern New South Wales faster than surveillance and detection systems can manage.
The flat, button-shaped parasite feeds on bees, weakening them and eventually destroying hives.
The mites, first detected in NSW at the Port of Newcastle in 2022, have recently been detected as far south as Bega on the NSW far south coast, and further north, near Nowra. ...
High levels of infestation in the Shoalhaven
Department of Primary Industries National NSW Varroa 'Transition to Management' coordinator, Tamara Prentice, said the Shoalhaven currently had high levels of infestation, mostly around Nowra.
She said she was shocked at how fast mites were collapsing colonies. ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-12/nsw-varroa-mite-south-coast-spread-bega-nowra/104087530