Beekeepers seeking millions in damages as hives destroyed in varroa mite eradication

More than 40 million bees have been euthanised across the state over the past 14 months.

The varroa mite is a parasite that latches onto bees. If left untreated, it weakens and eventually kills them. The Evans family are not part of the legal action but felt "traumatised" after workers from the state governments' Department of Primary Industries arrived in the middle of the night to euthanase their hives.

Mr Evans and his mother Andrea recently planted an edible forest on their Hunter region property, which was set to bloom this spring."It's really stumped us," Mr Evans said. The ABC understands that AHBIC was unable to reach a consensus among its member groups at the meeting.Since then, beekeepers there have learnt to live with the mite.

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