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Australia has officially given up on eradicating the Varroa mite. Now what?

  • Written by: Cooper Schouten, Project Manager - Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods, Southern Cross University
Australia has officially given up on eradicating the Varroa mite. Now what?Varroa mites on drone pupae.Cooper Schouten/Southern Cross University, CC BY-SA

The federal government body in charge of pest control has announced Australia will abandon efforts on eradicating the Varroa mite.

This parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) lives in honey bee colonies, feeding on pupae and adult bees. The mites spread viruses, impair the...

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