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Of the 100 crop varieties that provide 90% of the world’s food, 71 are pollinated by bees1. However, the recent invasion of Varroa destructor, a mite that parasitises honeybees, has led… Read More
Chair Report March 2025 The AHBIC team recently met in Canberra for two days of workshops and meetings, unfortunately two of our executives were hunkered down due to Ex Tropical… Read More
Chair Report May 2025 The past couple of months have been a busy period for AHBIC operationally. It is pleasing to see the 2025-2030 AHBIC strategic plan finalised which will… Read More
Bee Pest Blitz Bee Pest Blitz is a national initiative throughout April annually, it is a campaign to increase awareness of the importance of bee biosecurity and encourage beekeepers to… Read More
The 38 industry members of Australia’s $39 billion plant industries represented by the Plant Industry Forum welcome news that the fundamentally flawed Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) has finally been… Read More
People in the agriculture, horticulture and food production sectors are invited to consider applying for prestigious Churchill Fellowships. Applications open 28 February 2025. These are a unique chance to travel… Read More
Deformed wing virus has been found in Australia. Should we be worried? Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a common virus found in honey bee populations across the globe. Despite extensive… Read More
https://www.scu.edu.au/research/bee-research-and-extension-lab/ Authored by Dr Cooper Schouten and Dr Emily Remnant, Peer reviewed by Dr Rob Manning and Jon Lockwood, December 2024 Introduction Since the incursion of Varroa destructor in June… Read More
The potential for modern animal breeding to transform Australia’s honey bee industry was the impetus for the national honey bee genetic improvement program, known as Plan Bee, a collaborative… Read More
07 March 2025 – Industry Advice Notice (IAN 2025-07) from the Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. IAN 2021-07 dated 25 March 2021 is being updated. The following information… Read More
