PHOTO: Australian Honey Bee Industry Council CEO Danny Le Feuvre said new Varroa Development Officers will be welcome in the bee industry.
Last year, during the Varroa mite infestation which threatened the apiary industry, the NSW Government took a risk and zoning response to the crisis, which drew criticism from local industry stakeholders.
President of the Western Plains branch of the NSW Apiarists’ Association, Daniel Warman, blasted the Government’s lack of clarity around the zoning response which locked down hives in varying areas of threat.
“It’s an absolute circus,” Mr Warman said at the time. “Owners are having to euthanise their hives in red zones with no clear compensation to allow their business to survive.”…