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The state’s Chief Plant Protection Officer has marked the end of ‘Sugar Shake Season’ by thanking the state’s 12,000 registered beekeepers for helping to keep the country free of the scourge of Varroa mite.
NSW Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr Satendra Kumar said Australia is the last major honey producing country to resist the tiny parasite which will kill any hive it infects unless quickly treated.
“Varroa mite has proven impossible to eradicate from any country where it has become established,” Dr Kumar said.
“This scourge of beekeepers world-wide has spread across the globe but thanks to the efforts of NSW Department of Primary Industry, our beekeepers and our partner jurisdictions we have managed to shut the door on Varroa mite.