As a been keeper, I'm not really too worried about this. What they are saying is that bee colonies out in the wild might be euthanized, in order to control the spread of mites.
Far more problematic is:
Where did the mites come from? How were they introduced? Who or what is behind this?
Distribution:
Varroa destructor is not established in Australia. Australia is one of the few countries in the world to remain free of varroa mite.
Due to our unique geographical isolation, Australia has enjoyed freedom from many of the agricultural pests and diseases that other landmasses are plagued by.
Up until now, Australian bees have been free from the vm. Perhaps I've become overly suspicious. aka tin foil hat syndrome. But, given how the WEF is trying to destroy independent and non-corporate agriculture, the outbreak feels suspicious to me.
Australia is an island. It enjoys what is probably the best agricultural and biological separation of any place on the planet. As such, we don't have a LOT of the pests, diseases and problems that plague other parts of the planet, including Nth America, Europe, and Asia.
One of the benefits of our isolation has been that we have enjoyed freedom from many of the pests that infest the bee populations in Nth America and Europe.
Australia has been the only inhabited continent in the world free from Varroa mites. Until 2022.
As a been keeper, I'm not really too worried about this. What they are saying is that bee colonies out in the wild might be euthanized, in order to control the spread of mites.
Far more problematic is:
Where did the mites come from? How were they introduced? Who or what is behind this?
Timing seems highly suspicious.
From your experience, are an infestation of mites common in bees?
So you're saying mites may have been artificially introduced in the environment?
Bees have been here on planet Earth forever. From my naive knowledge, seems very odd to me, bees haven't evolved to deal with pests.
THERE WAS scares about bees dying off en mass but that news just suddenly died out all of a sudden. Really suspicious.
Varroa mite. They're destroying bee populations. Paul stamets found a cure for the mites using mycelium from mushrooms.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://csef.usc.edu/History/2017/Projects/S2210.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiQx7TH-MP5AhVoDkQIHQ5LClgQFnoECA0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2HQYJZLMSpH_M-RrdKlnmU
https://fungi.com/blogs/articles/bee-friendly-research-update-3
https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/land-management/health-pests-weeds-diseases/pests/invasive-animals/prohibited/varroa-mite
Due to our unique geographical isolation, Australia has enjoyed freedom from many of the agricultural pests and diseases that other landmasses are plagued by.
Up until now, Australian bees have been free from the vm. Perhaps I've become overly suspicious. aka tin foil hat syndrome. But, given how the WEF is trying to destroy independent and non-corporate agriculture, the outbreak feels suspicious to me.
Here? In the middle of NSW?
How? Who?
The mites are everywhere, and have been for decades now.
No in Australia.
Australia is an island. It enjoys what is probably the best agricultural and biological separation of any place on the planet. As such, we don't have a LOT of the pests, diseases and problems that plague other parts of the planet, including Nth America, Europe, and Asia.
One of the benefits of our isolation has been that we have enjoyed freedom from many of the pests that infest the bee populations in Nth America and Europe.
Australia has been the only inhabited continent in the world free from Varroa mites. Until 2022.
https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/land-management/health-pests-weeds-diseases/pests/invasive-animals/prohibited/varroa-mite
With the WEF attempting to destroy non-corporate agriculture everywhere, this new occurrence is highly suspicious.