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As part of the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (NBPSP), biosecurity officers routinely conduct surveillance activities at high-risk ports around Australia. The NBPSP was a crucial part of the recent… Read More
Varroa has still been the main focus in time and effort for AHBIC since the last newsletter. When not focused on varroa it has been meetings with many government departments. … Read More
New Detection near Cessnock There has been a new detection of Varroa mites in hives in the purple zone west of Newcastle. This is the first detection outside of the… Read More
The aim of the National Bee Biosecurity Program (NBBP) is to help beekeepers to manage pests that are already in Australia, and to prepare for incursions by exotic pests. Generally… Read More
September was another busy month dominated by the Varroa response. I continue to spend a lot of time in Orange, NSW liaising with the control centre. New Executive Member The… Read More
The CEO and I have attended a two day webinar training course titled Making Decisions Under Pressure. The course was funded by DAFF and coordinated by PHA. A worthwhile course… Read More
Spring is well underway, and the beekeeping fraternity is spread around the state, with the canola ending along with the almond pollination. Now, where to go next? There could be… Read More
The 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
NSW 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
The 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
