President of the Western Plains branch of the NSW Apiarists' Association, Daniel Warman, has blasted the Government's lack of clarity around the zoning response to the ongoing threat of Varroa mite on bees.
"It’s an absolute circus," he said. "Owners are having to euthanise their hives in red zones with no clear compensation to allow their business to survive."
The number of Varroa mite cases in New South Wales has risen to 264, prompting new measures to control the destructive parasites...
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