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Varroa detected in Australia
max2:
You are correct.
I think they found Asian Bees in the Cairns area and the area was declared varroa free some time back.
It seems this incursion is much more serious.
Reading between the lines ( I hope I'm wrong) this time varroa was around for some time before it was noticed.
Of course we all hope that it can be erradicated - time will tell.
max2:
More bad news - Varroa is spreading...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-29/varroa-mite-red-zones-added-in-nsw-hives-to-be-destroyed/101191926
Bee North:
Not good Max
Ben Framed:
It had once seemed to me that a 'thought to be' blind, slow moving, tick looking tiny bug would be slow to move, slow to spread. However, after viewing a video that The15Member posted here a time ago, showing a varroa mite 'seeming to jump' as a paper clip might be drawn to a magnet. The speed and distance of the varroas' move was a real eye opener for me. Perhaps Reagan will repost it here for you all if she can can find it...
Phillip
Jim134:
At will be very difficult to get rid of all the Varroa );
BEE HAPPY Jim134 :smile:
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