When Varroa Arrived
We look back on the early years of varroa in New Zealand with Jane Lorimer. The Waikato beekeeper was a fresh face on the NBA executive at..
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Dave Black
- Dec 2, 2022
- 6 min
What You Need to Know About Australia’s Latest Unwanted Arrival: Braula Fly
Aussies aren’t best pleased about their most recent biosecurity incursion not for the danger it might pose inside a hive, but because it...
Patrick Dawkins
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
How Far and Wide do Our Hives Travel?
In an effort to improve any potential incursion response, Massey University is undertaking a survey of beekeeper's biosecurity practices...
Patrick Dawkins
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
On the Front Line: Kiwi Expert Aids Aussie Varroa Response
Helping inform those on the ground at Australia's varroa incursion response HQ has been Kiwi varroa expert Michelle Taylor who recaps a...
John Berry
- Aug 2, 2022
- 9 min
Varroa: A Personal History
Like many Kiwi apiarists, John Berry has battled varroa for over 20 years now. This is his history, in his words with the honeybee parastite
Darren Bainbridge
- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
Biosecurity Matters – Just Ask Oz
With the recent outbreak of varroa in Australia, attention turns to what New Zealand is doing regarding our ongoing battle with varroa...
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