While the @nsw_dpi have been killing healthy hives between Newcastle to Sydney to attempt to eradicate the mite they have been giving permits to large commercial beekeepers to spread the mite interstate.
A new cluster of varroa mite infestations has been detected in the Kempsey area after the initial detection of the deadly bee parasite this week.
Two new infested premises were identified yesterday, creating further red eradication and purple surveillance zones in the area.
Deputy incident controller at the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Shannon Mulholland said the recent movement of hives and equipment in and out of the Kempsey area was under "active investigation".
Dr Mulholland said the DPI had identified some hives from the Kempsey area that had been sent to the Sunraysia District in southern New South Wales as part of almond pollination season.
Crop Pollination Association of Australia president Steve Fuller said it was concerning Kempsey hives had been sent to the Sunraysia region.
"Once you go into almond pollination, you have bees coming from South Australia, Queensland, and Victoria," he said.
"You're talking thousands of hives."
Mr Fuller said if hives in Sunraysia were found to contain mites there was a very high chance of the pests spreading.
"The density of bees down there, because almonds rely 100 per cent on bee pollination, the spread is just an unbelievably high risk,"
“the killing of healthy hives and the fiprinol poisoning program that was unlikely to ever work should cease immediately “
“At this point all our efforts should be going towards a plan B , this means surveillance and education”
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