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Duncan Murray

Varroa mite surveillance zone expands to Sydney

Sydney beehives are being monitored for the Varroa mite for the first time since the outbreak began. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Fresh cases of Varroa mite infestation in eastern NSW have prompted mandatory monitoring of beehives in Sydney for the first time since the outbreak began.

The potentially devastating mite was detected in six new hives across four locations including Mooney Mooney on the Central Coast, directly north of Sydney, authorities revealed on Tuesday.

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