Australian Honey Bee Industry Council Acting CEO Danny Le Feuvre says he is “confident” they will be able to contain a deadly parasite affecting honey bee populations to the Newcastle area.
Australian Honey Bee Industry Council Acting CEO Danny Le Feuvre says he is “confident” they will be able to contain a deadly parasite affecting honey bee populations in the Newcastle area.
The varroa mite has been found in bee populations in Narrabri – linked to previously known cases north of Sydney.“We know from overseas experience the quickest way to smite moves across the landscape is by bee-keepers moving their hives and taking the parasite physically with their hives,” he told Sky News Australia.
“So that’s why we’ve enacted a state-wide standstill for all have movements to try and stop that spread by beekeepers and get a handle on exactly where it is.”
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