Petition from group of beekeepers calls for end to ‘killing of honeybees’, more financial support and release of science behind eradication strategy
calling on the government to “stop the killing of honeybees”, increase financial support, roll back regulations, and release the modelling underpinning the state’s strategy has garnered over 25,000 signatures.
He said the DPI’s approach would decimate the industry and its relationship with authorities. Arguing the strategy would cause more damage than it was worth as the varroa mite disease would probably become endemic to Australia as it is across the world.“No one will go back to beekeeping. This is the culture of the people once they get hurt. And if they go back to it, they’ll go unregistered.”
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