Further samples from recreational and commercial apiaries are being tested, with affected hives to be treated to control the mite. Varroa destructor mite has been found in southern Queensland, the ...

A deluge of wet weather has lashed Queensland with the worst flooding in more than 50 years, and is expected to take weeks to ...

Native bees also aren't affected by the mite. Small native bee industries already exist in New South Wales and Queensland.

A mid-century autobiography seemingly contains the first known reference to the blue-banded bee dreaming upon which Tanya Plibersek justified her effective shutdown of the Blayney gold mine, but ties ...

Bees play a vital role in agriculture and mite infestations have driven up prices at supermarkets. Varroa mites. Picture: NSW DPI Biosecurity Queensland said initial samples from the Lockyer ...