The current outbreak could test that scenario, and put at risk a honey bee industry worth over A$400mil (US$255mil). Modeling by the Australian ... although it said one farm was under ...

Varroa destructor mite has been found in southern Queensland, the first detection of the world's worst bee-killing parasite ...

Australia was stripped of its title as the ... and can also spread potentially lethal honey bee pathogens such as deformed wing virus. Left untreated, a varroa mite infestation will eventually ...