Concerns deadly parasite could reach WA as Varroa mite spreads in NSW

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Updated July 6 2022 - 11:58am, first published July 5 2022 - 4:30pm
WA beekeepers are concerns as the varroa mite hits Australia for the first time. Picture: Supplied.
WA beekeepers are concerns as the varroa mite hits Australia for the first time. Picture: Supplied.

According to a WA beekeeper the arrival of the destructive varroa mite has always been a case of when not if.

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Claire Sadler

Journalist