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Varroa Update 15 : 4 New Detections and Emergency Order No.36
31 January 2023Incursion Update 15 from the Varroa Coordinator Tuesday 31 January marks 223 days of Varroa Response. January has been a busy month and there has been tremendous dedication from the… Read More
Industry Update – Blue Zone Paper & 215 days of response
24 January 2023Blue 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
NATIONAL VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN FIGHT AGAINST VARROA MITE IN NSW.
20 January 2023All 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
AHBIC Varroa Update – Day 184
24 December 2022Response 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
AHBIC Varroa Update – Day 155
25 November 2022New 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
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
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
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