http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fight-the-mites-might-20110218-1azqe.html

<http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fight-the-mites-might-20110218-1azqe.html>Fight
the mite's might
Bridie SmithFebruary 19, 2011


[image: The bee industry warns that Australia's horticulture sector could be
devastated.]

The bee industry warns that Australia's horticulture sector could be
devastated. *Photo: Angela Wylie*

ITS Latin name is *Varroa destructor* and it is every bit as terrifying as
it sounds. This tiny mite, no more than two millimetres long, has the
potential to bring down not only a honey-bee colony but the
multibillion-dollar industry that underpins Australia's agricultural sector.

''Australia will be a net importer of foods once varroa comes in,'' warns
Victorian bee-keeper Elwyne Papworth. ''We won't be able to keep up the hive
numbers enough to do the concentration of pollination that we do now.''

-- 
Juanse Barros J.
APIZUR S.A.
Carrera 695
Gorbea - CHILE
+56-45-271693
08-3613310
http://apiaraucania.blogspot.com/
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