� New infested premises

Tracing efforts have detected five new infested premises at Anna Bay, Heatherbrae, Williamtown, Mayfield and Lambton. These new detections all fall within existing emergency zones, bringing the total number of infested premises to 24.

� Beekeepers and property owners with hives on their land within the 50km emergency zone of Narrabri are asked to report their hives on the Beekeeper Notification – Varroa mite online form at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/varroa

I had a discussion with journalist Shane Dowling about the growing infestation. I’ve included his article below. 

https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2022/07/06/australias-food-security-is-under-attack-from-varroa-mites-that-kill-bees-was-it-an-accident-or-was-it-from-illegal-importation-of-bees/

Australia’s food security is under threat with an almost unstoppable outbreak of varroa mites in Newcastle (NSW) and the surrounding regions which could cost Australia $billions.

Most Australians at this point would not realise what damage the varroa mite can do. But in 2000 in New Zealand, a varroa mite outbreak led to 90% of bees being killed which almost destroyed the industry. And if that were to happen in Australia it would cause $billion in damage to Australia’s agriculture industry which relies on bees for pollination.

I interviewed Simon Mulvany, who runs the Save the Bees Australia Facebook page and the Bee the Cure website, on Monday (4/7/22) in the below video and discussed the key issues surrounding the varroa mite outbreak.