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Varroa battle now about management, not eradication

Peter Bannan

THE deadly varroa mite has spread undetected across New South Wales bee colonies for more than eight months, pushing the industry to swap its eradication strategy for suppression amid warnings of significant population losses. The invasive mite was first detected near the Port of Newcastle in June 2022. Despite a $100 million effort to eliminate […]

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