Bee Varroa Destructor found in Australia for first time, shutting down beekeeping industry in NSW

Tom McGann
Updated June 27 2022 - 5:22pm, first published 12:55pm

South Coast Beekeepers are today playing the waiting game, as the parasite Varroa Mite was detected in Australia for the first time, locking down the beekeeping industry around the state out of precaution.

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Tom McGann

Tom McGann

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Tom McGann is a reporter at the South Coast Register, Ulladulla Times and Bay Post, specialising in court reporting, politics and people stories. Have a story? Let Tom know at tom.mcgann@austcommunitymedia.com.au or call/text him on 0460 297 987

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