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Biosecurity Queensland says another swarm of asian honeybees has been detected at Yarrabah near Cairns in far north Queensland.

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SEARCH-and-destroy operations against Asian honey bees have expanded after an unexpected detection in the Mareeba area this week.

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Public reporting of Asian honey bees has become more crucial to the DPI since the battleground has expanded into the suburbs of Cairns.

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The Queensland Government hasn’t given up hope of getting rid of Asian honeybees in Far North Queensland.

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Surveillance will be intensified south of Gordonvale after six foraging Asian honey bees were detected near Walsh’s Pyramid on Monday afternoon.

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No varroa mites or other exotic bee mites have been found in samples from an Asian honey nest and swarm recently found south of Cairns.

Qld Department of Primary Industries regional project officer Ian Rodger welcomed the news that test results were negative for mites.

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A swarm of some 2000 Asian honey bees have been prevented from forming a new nest by Biosecurity Queensland officers acting at a cane farm in North Queensland.

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The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in Australia says it has found an exotic species of bee on a yacht in the Cairns harbour, in far north Queensland which could devastate Australia’s honey industry.

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Authorities in far north Queensland suspect they have found a second hive of Asian honey bees in Cairns.

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