NZ mite lessons for Australia's bee sector

By Liv Casben and Tracey Ferrier
Updated July 2 2022 - 7:36am, first published 7:30am
Varroa mite, pictured here inside a bee colony, has devastated bee industries overseas.
Varroa mite, pictured here inside a bee colony, has devastated bee industries overseas.

New Zealand beekeeper Barry Foster still remembers vividly when the varroa mite hit Auckland just after the turn of the millennium.

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