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Australia abandons effort to eradicate varroa mite after 14,000 bee hives destroyed (www.theguardian.com)
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I remember how big this was for a while - only for this bit of news to be buried with a short article. Surely the scale of infestation (resulting in the change in approach) is going to have significant impacts to pollinator-dependent agriculture?

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[-] Railison@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

Varroa is easily managed and we’ll adapt like everywhere else. It’ll cost us, but on the flip side it’ll benefit native species vying for holes in trees etc

[-] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

It's good to know it's not the end of the world. I get the sense Australian farmers and the industry are so used to having far fewer pests and diseases than overseas (thanks to really good biosecurity) that it might really cost them to adapt, and those costs will be passed onto the consumer of course...

Definitely good for the native ecosystem, I agree, sadly of little concern or value to most in times of economic pressure.

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