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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Jamieson Murphy

Compensation raised as millions of bees killed to stop varroa mite

THE federal Agriculture Minister has been briefed on the varroa mite incursion by his NSW counterpart, as the state government investigates compensation for beekeepers forced to destroy hives to contain the outbreak.

At least eight infected premises have been identified around Newcastle in the state's Hunter region and the Mid-North Coast, and as a result all bee hives within a 10km radius of those properties will be euthanised.

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