Bees
Bee industry remains vigilant
Dry conditions, potential varroa mite infestation and increasing costs are all impacting the bee industry in south-west
Victoria.
Rural Scene news in brief
Victoria has closed its border to bees from New South Wales, amid an incursion of the devastating pest varroa destructor. Plus, an earth mite warning, and a new product to cut livestock methane emissions.
Port beehives protecting sector
Beehives at Victorian ports are helping protect the state’s agriculture sector against exotic bee pests and disease.