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RIRDC Projects & Results

Project Details

Name

The lessons for Australian beekeepers - the New Zealand experience with pes

Summary

unknown

Program

Honeybee

Research organisation

New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment for and on behalf of the State of NSW

Objective summary

To provide to the Australian beekeeping industry the opportunity to learn from the success and failures of the New Zealand beekeeping industry - primarily focused on the introduction of the exotic bee mite Varroa but also including pollination management systems the industry managed AFB program and any aspect of value to the Australian beekeeper.

Corporate goal

unknown

National priority

An environmentally sustainable Australia

Rural priority

Biosecurity

RIRDC goal

HBE-Pest and Disease Protection

Principal researcher

Doug Somerville, phone (02) 4828 6619

Research manager

Dave Alden, phone 02 6271 4128

Admin contact

Graham Denney

Project documents

download A Study of New Zealand Beekeeping - Lessons for Australia