Australia ‘the only major honey-producing country free from varroa mite’, the most serious pest to honey bees worldwide
An emergency biosecurity zone has been imposed to stop the movement of bees across NSW after the deadly parasite varroa mite was discovered.
Le Feuvre said the statewide standstill on bee movement was adopted to give authorities time for tracing activities.“To identify where the commercial beekeepers’ hives are, where they’ve been and what other hives they’ve been in contact with,” he said. The NSW agriculture minister, Dugald Saunders, issued the order on Sunday, saying no bees will be allowed to be moved across the state.“Australia is the only major honey-producing country free from varroa mite, the most serious pest to honey bees worldwide,” Saunders said.
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