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Additional Varroa Confirmed Varroa mites have been detected in hives at additional sites in the Limestone Coast and upper Fleurieu Peninsula since a detection at Salt Creek last week. One… Read More
Varroa Confirmed – Limestone Coast Varroa mite has been detected in beehives in the Limestone Coast region near Salt Creek, South Australia. A suspected detection of varroa mites in a hive was notified… Read More
CEO Report August 2025 July/August has been incredibly busy for most beekeepers with the largest livestock movement in Australia occurring. Nearly 300,000 hives have been moved into almond orchards this… Read More
2nd April 2026 Amitraz Resistant Varroa Confirmed in QLD Amitraz resistance has been confirmed in Queensland. The same populations that previously tested positive for pyrethroid resistance have now also confirmed… Read More
1oth April 2026 Amitraz Resistant Varroa Confirmed in NSW Amitraz resistance has now been confirmed in New South Wales. The same populations in NSW that previously tested positive for pyrethroid… Read More
23rd April 2026 Second Varroa Mite Incursion Confirmed NSW DPIRD have confirmed that the resistant mite populations detected in QLD and NSW are a new population of mites un-related to… Read More
29th April 2026 What We Know Varroa synthetic chemical resistance detections have been laboratory confirmed and considered established broadly across NSW and southern QLD. It is no longer considered geographically… Read More
5th March 2026 Pyrethroid Resistant Varroa Confirmed in QLD Queensland DPI have confirmed pyrethroid resistance in a population of mites in SE Queensland. This new confirmation in Queensland is linked… Read More
The 2025 Australian Colony Loss Survey is open! The Australian Colony Loss Survey team at the Australian National University (ANU) bring the 2025 Australian Colony Loss Survey questionnaire for a… Read More
The 2025 Australian Colony Loss Survey is about to open! The Australian Colony Loss Survey team at the Australian National University (ANU) are working hard to bring the 2025 Colony… Read More
