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| To: | "'Michael Lenz'" <>, "'chatline'" <> |
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| Subject: | Bees |
| From: | "Philip Veerman" <> |
| Date: | Mon, 6 Oct 2014 20:15:05 +1100 |
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Thanks
for that clarification. I guess I missed or had since forgot that
point......
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Lenz [ Sent: Monday, 6 October 2014 6:25 PM To: Margaret Leggoe Cc: chatline; Rosie - Internode Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Bees The mite affecting honeybees Philip was referring to (the Varroa
mite) has not yet reached Australia, but this is just luck. It can arrive at any
time. So far Australia is one of the very few countries without this mite. It
reached New Zealand in 2000. Beekeepers can use chemicals to treat their hives,
but feral bees are very vulnerable. In New Zealand numbers of feral bee colonies
have dropped to 10% after the mite appeared.
see also http://theconversation.com/explainer-varroa-mite-the-tiny-killer-threatening-australias-bees-25710
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