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Recent confirmation of pyrethroid-resistant varroa mites in parts of northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland has understandably raised concern across the industry. For many beekeepers, this is… Read More
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Australian Colony Loss Survey Results Report 2025 The Australian Colony Loss Survey 2025 results have published! Coloss Report 2025 Click Here The Australian Colony Loss Survey provides valuable hive… Read More
The Australian Colony Loss Survey provides valuable hive management and hive health data for the beekeeping industry. This survey provides critical data to support and guide the Australian beekeeping industry… Read More
Excerpt from AgriFutures “News and Events (18/03/2026) Experiments look to improve beekeepers’ ability to import desirable genetics, by understanding how deformed wing virus is transmitted from queen bees to eggs through… Read More
National Baseline Survey Result: Kashmir Bee Virus – Victoria As part of the National Varroa Mite Transition to Management Program, a nationwide honeybee virus survey has been completed. During this… Read More
What is a Varroa Development Officer? Varroa Development Officers (VDO) are here to help beekeepers across Australia, as a major varroa extension project funded by the National Varroa Mite Management… Read More
Pyrethroid Resistant Varroa Detected in NSW NSW Department has confirmed through testing that there is a population of varroa mites with pyrethroid resistance. The resistance is present as a single… 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
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
