Minding Your Bees and Cues
An Australian MiteMare By: Becky Masterman & Bridget Mendel One Winter day we were, as usual, seeking ways to travel the globe, get our…
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Varroa in Australia Updates
Beekeepers battling varroa mite count the cost of failed eradication and call for industry exit strategy Landline / By Bronwyn Herbert Search warrants have been issued…
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Australia Abandons Varroa Eradication
Australia abandons efforts to eradicate deadly honey bee parasite Reuters CANBERRA (Reuters) – The Australian government said it will stop trying to eradicate the…
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Learning to Live With It
Bee pest varroa mite common in New Zealand and the US where beekeepers have learned to live with it ABC Rural / By Lucas Forbes, Bronwyn Herbert, Emily…
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Australia’s Growing Varroa Fears
Western Australia honey industry fears biosecurity ‘complacency’ has left state ill-prepared for a varroa mite outbreak ABC Rural / By Joanna Prendergast, Sophie Johnson, and Belinda Varischetti West…
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Varroa Advances in Australia
Varroa mite detected in central west Australia NSW but honey producers remain confident ABC Central West / By Hugh Hogan, Hamish Cole, Alex James, and Kim Honan An invasive…
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Australia’s Varroa Opportunity
Opinion: Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here’s what happens if we don’t by Scarlett Howard, Alexander Mikheyev,…
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Varroa Eradication in Australia
Reminder To Red Zone Beekeepers In Australia by News Of The Area – Modern Media THE New South Wales (Australia) Department of Primary Industries (NSW…
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Wild Honey Bee Eradication in Australia
Varroa mite response shifts to Eradication of wild European honey bee management in Australia Efforts to keep NSW Varroa mite free continue to move…
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Feral Honey Bees to be Poisoned in NSW Varroa Mite Hotspots
ABC Rural / By Kim Honan Authorities will begin baiting feral bees in a single red eradication zone next week, more than three months after varroa mite was…
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Australia, Kill Bees to Get Payment
Australia NSW keepers must kill bees to get payments Phoebe LoomesAAP Compensation to support New South Wales, Australia beekeepers through a deadly parasite outbreak…
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Australian Almond Crop in Jeopardy… Varroa
Australian $500m almond crop facing D-Day without Varroa mite bee travel pass By Jamieson Murphy $500m almond crop facing D-Day without Varroa mite bee…
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Australia is Exterminating Tens of Millions of Bees
Australia is exterminating tens of millions of bees to save its honey industry Ryan Hogg Australian authorities have been exterminating millions of bees to…
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