15 Million Bees Destroyed in Australia

The outbreak of varroa mite parasites in New South Wales, Australia has destroyed more than 15 million bees since the destructors were first detected on 22nd June.

The Agriculture Minister of New South Wales, Dugald Saunders, said that more than fifteen hundred hives had to be euthanized. These bees were present between central and mid-north coasts as well as in Narrabri in the northwest. Each hive contained around ten to thirty thou....