Published - 6 November 2023 By Emily Noordyke Introduction to Integrated Pest Management for Beekeepers It can be overwhelming to decide how to manage pests and diseases in your honey bee colonies, especially when there is already a long list … Read More biosecurity, hive management, mites, pests and disease, sugar shake Biosecurity, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 27 June 2022 By Elizabeth Frost, NSW Department of Primary Industries Help eradicate Varroa mite NSW Department of Primary Industries’ early warning system has detected Varroa mites, which was confirmed as Varroa destructor species, in biosecurity surveillance hives at the Port of … Read More AHBIC, alcohol wash, biosecurity, drone uncapping, emergency response, hive registration, pests and disease, sticky mats, sugar shake, varroa destructor Biosecurity, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 10 November 2021 By Rod Bourke, NSW DPI Australian beekeepers need to regularly check for exotic mites Australian honey industry at risk from exotic mites The majority of Australian beekeepers are completely unskilled and unprepared should mites arrive to our shores and start … Read More alcohol wash, biosecurity, hive inspections, sugar shake, Tropilaelaps, varroa Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance
Published - 4 April 2020 By Nadine Chapman Can Aussie bees tolerate Varroa? Australia is the lucky country, particularly for beekeepers. Around the world, the beekeeping industry has been devastated by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa and the diseases … Read More sugar shake, varroa Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Pests and diseases
