Recreational and commercial beehives in a "red eradication zone"' around Coffs Harbour will be destroyed in the latest bid to contain the spread of varroa mite, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has confirmed.
The north coast area has been on alert since late July when the deadly bee parasite was detected in Nana Glen, 25 kilometres inland from Coffs Harbour, about a month after an initial detection in the Port of Newcastle.