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Varroa mite emergency zone moved, leaving beekeepers on NSW Mid North Coast frustrated

Millions of bees have been killed in a bid to contain the spread of the varroa mite. (Facebook: AgriFutures Australia)

New South Wales beekeepers want answers after the state's latest varroa mite emergency zone was shifted — after many unnecessarily faced the agonising prospect of having to euthanase their bees.

Surveillance and tracing work identified two new detections of the mite last week in beehives in Taree and nearby Wherrol Flat, on the Mid North Coast, which led to the creation of two eradication emergency zones.

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