Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Beekeeping Federation called a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday to highlight the rise of the tropilaelaps mite (colloquially referred to as the “t-mite”).
Canadian beekeepers warn of advancing tropilaelaps mite
Deadlier than varroa, a new honey-bee parasite is spreading around the world
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tropilaelaps mercedesae – or “tropi” – is on the march and Beekeepers fear it will wreak even greater havoc than varroa mites.
CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees
The CFIA was unconvinced that suggested measures could offset the risk of importing bee pests along with bulk bee replacement stock
Reading Time: 2 minutes The CFIA was unconvinced that suggested measures could offset the risk of importing bee pests along with bulk bee replacement stock.
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