Published - 9 February 2026 By Dave Fairhall, NSW DPIRD The Honey Bee Biosecurity Code of Practice has been updated The Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice (the Code) was revised in late 2025 to reflect the establishment of Varroa destructor in parts … Read More American foulbrood, biosecurity, brood inspection, code of practice, honey testing, recordkeeping, registration, reporting, robbing Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance, Registration, Training & resources, Varroa
Published - 17 July 2025 By Nadine Chapman, NSW DPIRD Real Beekeeper Stories: Varroa Mite Case Studies The National Varroa Mite Management Program has gathered a collection of case studies sharing real experiences from beekeepers across Australia as they manage the impacts … Read More case studies, NVMMP, varroa Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Training & resources, Varroa
Published - 28 March 2025 By Professional Beekeepers CoP Varroa mite resources for Australian beekeepers – Essential information and support Varroa mite is a major challenge for Australian beekeepers, but there are plenty of resources to help manage the pest and protect honey bee populations. The … Read More biosecurity, breeding, miticide, training, varroa Agrichemicals, Biosecurity, Breeding, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Training & resources, Varroa
Published - 11 March 2025 By Nadine Chapman, NSW DPIRD Can Varroa switch between Apis mellifera and Apis cerana? Beekeepers in north Queensland have been familiar with Apis cerana, the Asian hive bee, since it was discovered in Cairns in 2007. There are now … Read More Asian honey bees, European honey bee, host switching, varroa Pests and diseases, Varroa
Published - 25 February 2025 By Dr Cornelia Sattler, Macquarie University Non-chemical varroa control methods June 2022 will surely stay in the minds of many Australian beekeepers, as it drastically changed beekeeping, especially in New South Wales. With the incursion … Read More bee health, hive management, varroa Varroa
Published - 19 June 2023 By Michael Holmes, University of Sydney How does Varroa spread between hives, and what can we do about it? While we are hoping for a successful eradication of Varroa in New South Wales, beekeepers should prepare for the possibility of living with the pest. … Read More biosecurity, drift, robbing, varroa Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Varroa
Published - 7 August 2024 By Nadine Chapman, Professional Beekeepers CoP Varroa management workshops Currently New South Wales is the only state to have detected Varroa. Eastern seaboard states are expecting to find it in the near future, while … Read More training, varroa Biosecurity, Pests and diseases, Training & resources, Varroa
Published - 20 September 2024 By Emily Remnant and Nadine Chapman, The University of Sydney What does Varroa look like? You probably already have a good idea of what a Varroa mite looks like, even if you have never seen a hive with Varroa before. … Read More varroa, varroa destructor Biosecurity, Pests and diseases, Varroa
Published - 15 October 2024 By Michael Holmes and Emily Remnant, University of Sydney Integrated pest management for Varroa With Varroa now on our shores, Australian beekeepers have a steep learning curve to understand how to live with the mite. Fortunately, beekeepers worldwide have … Read More integrated pests management, varroa Agrichemicals, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Varroa
Published - 17 October 2024 By Michael Holmes and Nadine Chapman, BEE Lab, University of Sydney Chemical free management of Varroa: brood breaks and drone trapping Many beekeepers will be wondering how to best manage varroa in their hives. A well equipped Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tool kit will comprise of … Read More Brood, Brood cycle, Drones, Grooming, integrated pests management, varroa Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Varroa
Published - 25 October 2024 By Jody Gerdts, Bee Scientifics Varroa resistance: grooming and biting What is grooming and mite biting? Grooming is a behavioural resistance mechanism where bees remove mites from themselves (autogrooming) or nestmates (allogrooming). Bees have a unique … Read More breeding, Grooming, varroa Breeding, Pests and diseases, Varroa
Published - 28 October 2024 By Nadine Chapman, NSW DPIRD Varroa resistance: short development time African and Africanized bees tend to have greater natural resilience to Varroa. One mechanism associated with this resistance is that these bees have a shorter … Read More breeding, Brood, varroa Breeding, Pests and diseases, Varroa
