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  1. Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.

    The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.

    Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.

    The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers

    abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act

  2. Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.

    The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.

    Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.

    The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers

    abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act

  3. Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.

    The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.

    Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.

    The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers

    abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act

  4. Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.

    The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.

    Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.

    The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers

    abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act

  5. Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.

    The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.

    Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.

    The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers

    abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act

  6. Varroa mite detected in South Australia for first time

    Parasitic pest, varroa mite has been detected in South Australia for the first time. The discovery was made…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #Agriculture #AU #Australia #BeeHive #Bees #biosecurity #honey #Mite #PIRSA #Riverland #Varroa #VarroaMite
    newsbeep.com/au/115223/