Sugar 4 Bees
6 February 2023AHBIC in partnership with Sugar Australia have launched the Sugar 4 bees program to assist beekeepers affected by the Emergency Response. The first collection of Sugar 4 Bees took place… Read More
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varroa
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
Introducing Bianca Giggins Varroa Coordinator for AHBIC
17 January 2023G’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
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
The importance of beekeeper surveillance in early detection
23 December 2022As part of the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (NBPSP), biosecurity officers routinely conduct surveillance activities at high-risk ports around Australia. The NBPSP was a crucial part of the recent… 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
AHBIC Varroa update webinar
1 September 2022AHBIC 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
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
NSW Emergency Response Beekeeper update
13 August 2022Beekeeper update 13 August 2022 NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) is continuing efforts in response to the Varroa mite incursion, confirmed as Varroa destructor, found in biosecurity surveillance… Read More