Varroa mite is a parasite that kills honey-bee colonies and transmits viruses to its hosts. Its detection in Victoria marks the first time varroa has been discovered outside of NSW since the pest ...

Varroa was first detected in Australia at the NSW Port of Newcastle in June 2022. The mite is now widely established in NSW and in Queensland between Toowoomba and Brisbane. It was detected in ...

Queensland's borders closed to travelling beekeepers when the world's worst bee parasite, Varroa destructor mite, was detected ... in the 2024-25 season and NSW beekeepers had suffered a "double ...