DPI teams monitor beehives sent to southern NSW for almond pollination, after two more varroa mite infestations are found near Kempsey.
abc.net.au/news/varroa-mite-detected-kempsey-almond-pollination-concerns/102745634There are fears beehives moved from the NSW mid-north coast for pollination services risk spreading varroa mite.The DPI is investigating the movement of hives out of the region for pollination services in recent weeks
Deputy incident controller at the Department of Primary Industries Shannon Mulholland said the recent movement of hives and equipment in and out of the Kempsey area was under "active investigation". "We have had teams down in that district for some weeks now conducting surveillance prior to and during almond pollination," she said.
Despite the three detections this week, Dr Mulholland said the DPI had not found the origin of the mite's spread in the Kempsey area.
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