It's tiny. It's deadly. It could wipe out our bees. But these people stand ready to fight it

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It's small, it's deadly, and it's coming for Australia: the varroa mite could wipe out our beekeeping industry.

A fourth-generation beekeeper and bee scientist living in central Victoria, she is currently back in her native US to learn how to breed for varroa-tolerant bees.

"In year five, pollination will suffer drastically as it becomes harder to source enough healthy hives." "We can short-circuit the time it takes to build varroa mite-tolerant bees here in Australia," she says.Within the hives that all these beekeepers and researchers are working in partnership to protect, the bees themselves prepare for the new season and the next generation.

 

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This is a real worry and i dont think it is given half the importance it deserves

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