Pest and diseases Beekeeping in New Zealand




1 pest , diseases

1.1 american foulbrood
1.2 european foulbrood
1.3 varroa mite





pest , diseases

pests include nosema apis, malpighamoeba mellifica , acarine mites. american foulbrood present in small percentage of hives sac brood , chalk brood occurring in isolated cases.


american foulbrood

american foulbrood has been present in new zealand since 1877.


european foulbrood

european foulbrood not present in new zealand. in 1990s suspected cases of european foulbrood found , wider survey of hives carried out samples proved negative.


varroa mite

the varroa destructor mite, parasite attacks honey bees, discovered in north island of new zealand in 2000 , south island in 2008. varroa mite classed notifiable organism under biosecurity act.








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