Varroa mite eradication effort abandoned

Andrew Mole

AUSTRALIA’S biosecurity experts have abandoned plans to eradicate varroa mite from the national bee population. The move came after 30,000 hives were compulsorily destroyed in 15 months as part of the nation’s largest biosecurity outbreak. The decision was announced by the national management group on Tuesday after reports of non-compliance on hive movement and testing, and a […]

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