Published - 6 January 2025 By Nadine Chapman and Jody Gerdts Naturally varroa surviving populations The Australian Government predicted that 50-60% of beekeepers, mostly recreational and small commercial, would leave the industry should varroa become established in Australian honey bee … Read More Grooming, swarming, uncapping, varroa resistance, varroa sensitive hygiene, virus, VSH Breeding, Pests and diseases
Published - 9 December 2024 By Nadine Chapman and Jody Gerdts Varroa resistance: mite non reproduction and varroa sensitive hygiene Mite non reproduction (MNR) or suppressed mite reproduction (SMR) is a suite of traits, and factors, that work together to limit successful mite reproduction. Some … Read More breeding, mite non-reproduction, suppressed mite reproduction, varroa, varroa resistance, varroa sensitive hygiene Breeding, Pests and diseases
Published - 11 January 2023 By Nadine Chapman (Sydney University) and Kim Bunter (Animal Genetics & Breeding Unit, University of New England) What makes an effective target for selection There are countless traits that beekeepers may be interested in selecting for, however, not all these traits are actually effective targets for selection. There are 6 … Read More breeding, evaluation, heritability, queen bees, varroa resistance Breeding, Plan Bee
