I've been cooking up some estimates of the number of Varroa-free colonies on the Planet outside of Australia. Here's the results.
Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) ~800 production colonies
Quessant (France) ~ 180 colonies
Isle of Man (UK) ~800 colonies
Colonsay (Scotland) ~60 colonies
Chatham Island (New Zealand) ~100 colonies
Comoros (Indian Ocean) ~300 colonies
Seychelles (Indian Ocean) ~800 colonies
Rodriques (Indian Ocean) ~2250 colonies, as of 2010
That's a total of ~4,500 production (managed) colonies outside of Australia that remain Varroa-free. Wow!
Is any place missing from this list? References provided upon request.
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