PHOTO: Varroa mites weaken bees, shortens their lives and can cause death from viral infections. IMAGE: Scott Bauer/ Flickr
Western bee keepers will benefit from a team of 48 trainers who have been deployed to help prepare for Varroa mite.
The trainers have been upskilled and appointed across every state and territory to hold Varroa management workshops aimed at helping keepers tackle the parasite, which can cripple hives.
The announcement on trainer deployment, made 16 December, comes just over 12 months after the National Management Group decided Varroa mite eradication was no longer possible…