Australia: NZ experts to help combat Varroa mite threat
August 15, 2016
From: FreshPlaza.com
Australia’s horticulture research and development corporation has combined forces with Plant & Food Research New Zealand to strengthen Australia’s defences against Varroa mite and enhance crop pollination through a $5 million targeted research project.
Horticulture Innovation Australia Chief Executive John Lloyd said: “Australia is the last known inhabited continent in the world that is not permeated by Varroa mite, and as recent Queensland Varroa Jacobsini mite discoveries have shown, the threat is very real.
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