MORNINGTON Peninsula beekeepers are calling for a dedicated treatment site after the destructive Varroa mite was detected in local bee populations. Mornington Peninsula Beekeepers Association (MPBA) has approached Mornington Peninsula Shire to request access to land where infected swarms can be treated and quarantined away from existing hives. MPBA President Renato Pocci said the parasite has spread rapidly around the peninsula in the last month or so after arriving in Australia through a NSW port in 2022. “It’s hit the Mornington Peninsula, to my knowledge, in the last probably month,” said Pocci. “By this time next year, you imagine it’ll…
Wednesday, June 10
