Australia abandons varroa mite eradication

The varroa mite National Management Group (NMG) has announced a change in approach to managing an outbreak of the bee parasite in Australia.

On 19 September the NMG – which was established to coordinate a response to the biosecurity incursion – said in a statement it would abandon eradication efforts and transition to a management approach.

“The National Management

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