Varroa has never been eradicated once it shows up, ever, anywhere. Once it was found in Australia, it was already so established that it was not possible to get rid of it. Thats because by the time it’s detected, it’s already been spreading for a while.
Comment on Australia abandons effort to eradicate varroa mite after 14,000 bee hives destroyed
DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Faaark. I didn’t even know it was here.
Non-compliance by some beekeepers, a recent spike in new detections and over a wider area made eradication a non-viable option, the group said.
These cunts…
Spacebar@lemmy.world [bot] 1 year ago
just_kitten@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I’m guessing it’s too many hobby farmers and anti government/homesteading types who don’t understand the seriousness of this shit, it’s like Covid all over again. Plus I’d heard feral bee colonies were an issue too.
But I’m surprised you didn’t know it was here, if it’s a topic of interest? Varroa mite was big news earlier this year when it was first detected in NSW, the reporting was rather dire.