PHOTO: The deadly Varroa mite has been found in a surveillance hive near the Port of Newcastle.
Apiarists across New South Wales are rallying in response to the discovery of the potentially devastating Varroa mite in hives in Newcastle.
The NSW Government announced yesterday that biosecurity surveillance detected Varroa mite in hives at the Port of Newcastle and that swift measures were being taken to contain the disease...
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