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Name: Australia gives up fight to eradicate bee-killing mite
Uploaded: 2023-09-21T10:20:11.478Z
Duration: 2 min 16 s
Description: It’s a tiny parasite - posing a huge threat to Australian agriculture. Despite a $100 million effort, government agencies are giving up trying to eliminate a deadly honeybee parasite. It is a global problem, but Australia needs to develop its own solutions - to suit its unique climate and biodiversity

Australia gives up fight to eradicate bee-killing mite

Published 21 September 2023, 10:02 am

It’s a tiny parasite - posing a huge threat to Australian agriculture. Despite a $100 million effort, government agencies are giving up trying to eliminate a deadly honeybee parasite. It is a global problem, but Australia needs to develop its own solutions - to suit its unique climate and biodiversity

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