New Zealand Bee and agrichemical industry join to promote bee safety
September 6, 2016
From: Apiculture NZ
Bee and agrichemical industry join to promote bee safety
Agcarm and Apiculture New Zealand have announced the release of a campaign to increase awareness of the importance of keeping bees safe by using agrichemicals responsibly.
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“Agrichemicals are also vital for ensuring the security of our food supply, especially as we are coined ‘the farmer’s market of the world.’ When these products are used responsibly they pose no threat to our bee population.
“The biggest threat to the bee population in New Zealand – and in large parts of the world – has been due to the parasitic Varroa mite. The mite decimated bee numbers in the five years after it was first detected here in 2000. Bee numbers have more than doubled since then – mainly due to effective agrichemical controls for managing the mite.
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