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Much of NSW declared free of varroa mite

An emergency blue zone for NSW honeybees has been declared free of the invasive varroa mite. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

States and territories will reopen their borders to bees from most of NSW for the first time since an outbreak of varroa mite was detected in Newcastle in June last year.

In what has been described as a major milestone for Aussie beekeepers, the NSW emergency blue zone has been declared free of the invasive mite.

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