Concerns have been raised around the use of an insecticide to control the varroa mite outbreak in New South Wales and its impact on the native bee population.
"The DPI has spent over a year trying to wipe out these mites in NSW with no luck and the eradication zone just keeps expanding," Ms Hurst said.
"I feel very sorry for your beekeepers … I certainly hope eventually you can sort something out, but I think it's a time to rather look at the control of varroa rather than trying to eradicate it totally," he said. "Fipronil is only added by a trained officer when they observe European honeybees to be highly active at the bait station.
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