Blue Zone freedom paper The NSW Varroa eradication program has now been operating for 215 days. Restrictions on beekeepers’ operations and movements are still in place for NSW beekeepers. The… Read More
All States and Territories across Australia have reached a unanimous agreement declaring the NSW General Emergency (Blue) Zone Varroa mite free. AHBIC has been working hard with the jurisdictions since… Read More
G’Day, I am Bianca Giggins the newly appointed Varroa Coordinator (VC) for AHBIC. Supported with funding from DAFF, I have come onboard to assist AHBIC the Varroa incursion. I am… Read More
Response update Euthanasia has largely been completed in the established red zones. Teams have been tasked back onto purple zone surveillance using mats and strips and closing off blue zone… 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 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
INDUSTRY 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
AHBIC 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