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Calls to improve Australia's biosecurity as cost of varroa mite incursion to agriculture mounts

As threats like varroa mite and foot-and-mouth disease capture public attention, agriculture leaders say the cost of managing Australia's biosecurity needs to be spread more evenly.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

New eradication zone established and 600 hives destroyed as NSW bee industry battles varroa mite

Producers and apiarists remain concerned about future almond harvest and potential for mites to carry deformed wing virus

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2022

Australian almond harvest in jeopardy as ‘Covid for bees’ strikes apiaries

Discovery of varroa mite at Newcastle port has led to NSW beehives being locked down with a potentially ‘devastating effect’ on crops

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2022

Hobart tops country in opioids in latest wastewater drug monitoring report

A new drug report finds Hobart is Australia's capital city with the highest consumption of the highly addictive and commonly abused opioids, oxycodone and fentanyl. Though the numbers appear worrying, experts have an explanation.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2022