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Dutch honey bees resistant to varroa mite imported to Australia to help guard against the pest – ABC News
Special bees from Holland are being imported into Australia to fight a deadly pest that has ravaged bee colonies around the world….
Hunched over a bench in a modest caravan, apiarist and bee breeder David Briggs slows his breathing and focuses intensely on the work at hand.
Key points:
- It’s the first time in 15 years bees have been imported into Australia
- The foreign queen bees have…
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