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Not the Bees! Varroa Mite Madness

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Not the Bees! Varroa Mite Madness
A person holds a honeycomb cell for hive inspection at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney, Australia, on May 14, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Alexandra Marshall
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Australia was (until recently) the sole major honey-producer in the world free from Varroa mites (also known as “varroa destructors”) after New Zealand fell to infection in 2000.

Alexandra Marshall
Alexandra Marshall
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Alexandra Marshall is the online editor for The Spectator Australia, contributor to various publications, political commentator on GB News and Sky News Australia. She is the Young Ambassador for Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and the English-Speaking Union, a political advisor, and a former AI database designer.
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