#varroamite — Public Fediverse posts
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Up to 90% of wild bee colonies in QLD have been lost to the varroa mite — and it's a serious threat to Australia's food security.
Beekeepers are shifting from honey to paid pollination services as feral hives disappear. Fruit & veg growers will feel the impact hard.#VarroaMite #Bees #AustralianAgriculture #FoodSecurity #Pollinators
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Up to 90% of wild bee colonies in QLD have been lost to the varroa mite — and it's a serious threat to Australia's food security.
Beekeepers are shifting from honey to paid pollination services as feral hives disappear. Fruit & veg growers will feel the impact hard.#VarroaMite #Bees #AustralianAgriculture #FoodSecurity #Pollinators
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Die Ameisensäure hat voll eingeschlagen. Kampf gegen die Varroamilbe ist in vollem Gange. 💪 #varroamite #varroa
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'Inevitable' bee-killing varroa mites close to crossing Queensland border: An outbreak of the world's deadliest bee parasite, varroa destructor mite, has been found less than 5 kilometres from the Queensland border — the closest detection to date. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-30/boggabilla-varroa-mite-bee-parasite-queensland-border/104875024?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Varroamite #beekeeping #Pests
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This is such typical Australian problem:
No private or political interest in funding vital native bee research in Australia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-11-25/australian-native-bee-research-funding-lacking-researchers-sa/103146584
#AusPol #AusBiz #AgChatOz #Science #Research #Innovation #VarroaMite #Biodiversity #Sustainability #Medicine #Nutrition -
Australia abandons efforts to eradicate deadly #parasite #varroamite after 15 months #bees
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/varroa-mite-eradication-efforts-abandoned-australia/102876418
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Australia abandons efforts to eradicate deadly #parasite #varroamite after 15 months #bees
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/varroa-mite-eradication-efforts-abandoned-australia/102876418
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Voici ce que l'on sait des traitements à la chaleur contre le varroa:
https://www.myrmecofourmis.fr/Traitement-du-varroa-a-la-chaleur-l-hyperthermie-dans-les-ruches -
Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here’s what happens if we don’t
https://theconversation.com/australia-is-in-a-unique-position-to-eliminate-the-bee-killing-varroa-mite-heres-what-happens-if-we-dont-205926Interesting article about Varroa mite, and what is at stake for native pollinators, hobby/commercial beekeeping, and Australian agriculture that depends on them.
tl;dr: there are good reasons to remain positive about the future of Australian beekeeping and horticultural industries, but there is still much work for our research community to do.
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Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here’s what happens if we don’t
https://theconversation.com/australia-is-in-a-unique-position-to-eliminate-the-bee-killing-varroa-mite-heres-what-happens-if-we-dont-205926Interesting article about Varroa mite, and what is at stake for native pollinators, hobby/commercial beekeeping, and Australian agriculture that depends on them.
tl;dr: there are good reasons to remain positive about the future of Australian beekeeping and horticultural industries, but there is still much work for our research community to do.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-22/government-stopped-training-dogs-sniff-bees-with-varroa-mite/102125454?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link
More evidence that Barnaby Joyce’s passion for the country doesn’t extend to actual #Agriculture By the time those dogs are fully trained #VarroaMite will be out of control #auspol