The removal of restrictions on beehive movements in NSW comes too late for many almond growers, but changes to varroa mite control mean good news for berries and avocados.
at the Port of Newcastle, triggering a statewide movement ban.Biosecurity zones were imposed within 10-kilometre, 25-kilometre and 50-kilometre radiuses of the detections, marking eradication zones, surveillance zones, and notification zones, respectively.
"As bizarre as it sounds, it's actually a good thing to be able to do to lose one of those zones," he said. Millions of bees have been eradicated as part of the state's control response to varroa mite in the red zones.Mr Saunders said he was "confident" that the changes would have an immediate effect.
"It's all based on the fact that we've done a lot of testing over the past few months to make sure that we're at the stage now to feel comfortable doing what we're doing.NSW Apiarists' Association president Steve Fuller hopes to start moving his hives to blueberries soon.NSW Apiarists' Association president Steve Fuller said while almonds largely missed out, blueberry, apple, avocado and macadamia growers would be grateful.
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