What do we know about the parasite threatening Australia's bees and agriculture industry?

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The threat of varroa mite has put a spotlight on agriculture's reliance on bees. Here is everything you need to know about it.

Almonds, berries and apples are some of the 35 agricultural industries reliant on bee pollination.

“The last thing we want to see is that some sort of barrier to the production of honey, that would obviously have an effect on prices.Blueberries are among the many crops that rely on bee pollination.In New Zealand 90 per cent of the feral bee colonies disappeared because of the mites not being managed.

"I'm not sure on what the figures will be at this point of time, but we'll certainly be working hard with industry leaders to make sure beekeepers ... feel supported," he said.A statewide emergency order has been issued to control the movement of bees across NSW and bees within 10 kilometres of the Port of Newcastle are being destroyed.

 

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