Australian Honey Bee Industry Council says the varroa mite is unlikely to have entered the Hunter via the Port of Newcastle

Ethan Hamilton
Updated September 11 2022 - 12:32pm, first published September 10 2022 - 6:00pm
Australian Honey Bee Industry Council says the varroa mite is unlikely to have entered the Hunter via the Port of Newcastle. File picture.
Australian Honey Bee Industry Council says the varroa mite is unlikely to have entered the Hunter via the Port of Newcastle. File picture.

The varroa mite could have been in the Hunter for years and is unlikely to have entered through the Port of Newcastle, according to a national body representing the honey bee industry.

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Ethan Hamilton

Ethan Hamilton

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Ethan Hamilton started as a digital/ print journalist with the Newcastle Herald in 2021 after interning with ACM's Voice of Real Australia/ Forgotten River podcast. He is from a small town in the Upper Hunter and has lived in Newcastle since beginning university in 2017. Twitter: @ethanjham

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