PHOTO: A new Varroa Mite infestation site at Cuttabri is a sign for beekeepers out west to be wary. PHOTO SOURCE: Bee-individual
A new approach to dealing with the varroa mite outbreak has been endorsed by the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) following further outbreaks in western NSW.
An infestation in Cuttabri on 5 September is the closest the mite has come to Coonamble this outbreak, and the town it now labelled as an eradication emergency red zone, meaning all bees within 10km of the infested hive must be . . .
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