100 day milestone of the response
30 September 2022The total Infested Premises (IPs) remain at 100 across all zones in the Hunter, Narrabri and Nana Glen. There have been over 30,000 hives surveilled by the DPI across all… Read More
100 day milestone of the response
Varroa mite eradication shifts to removal of wild European honey bees – Jerrys Plains
27 September 2022NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) is continuing efforts in response to the Varroa mite incursion, confirmed as Varroa destructor, detected in biosecurity surveillance hives at the Port of… Read More
Next phase in Varroa mite response turns to wild European honey bees
27 September 2022The next stage in the fight to keep NSW Varroa mite free starts next week, with the commencement of destruction of wild European honey bees in the red eradication zone… Read More
Industry Update – day 85 of the response
15 September 2022UPDATED Emergency Order No. 28 Commercial Queen Breeders can resume business Queens and queen cells can now be raised and sold commercially within NSW with conditions including completing the Tocal… Read More
AHBIC Varroa update webinar
1 September 2022AHBIC webinar On Wednesday the 31st August, AHBIC hosted an online webinar to update industry on the progress of the Varroa response in NSW. This update included guest speakers from… Read More
Industry Update
28 August 2022INDUSTRY MEETING AHBIC will be holding an open industry meeting on Wednesday 31st August at 6pm AEST via Zoom. This will be a Zoom meeting hosted by AHBIC and will… Read More
Chair Report
24 August 2022Wow. What an introduction to the job as the new chair of AHBIC. Becoming the new chair at the AHBIC AGM on the 12th of Jun 22 I knew I… Read More
CEO update August
24 August 2022The first six months in the acting CEO role was dominated by the congress and keeping AHBIC operating in business as usual. Since signing on as the CEO of AHBIC… Read More
Departing words – Trevor Weatherhead
24 August 2022At the 2022 Annual General Meeting I retired from my role as Chair of AHBIC. It has been my privilege to serve the industry for around 34 years in various… Read More
Varroa update – 50 days of eradication milestone
16 August 2022Last week the response reached the milestone of 50 days of eradicating Varroa Destructor. Across the response there has been over 1,350 staff from many agencies including the Department of… Read More