Pollination's double threat

By Cameron Thompson
Updated December 29 2015 - 10:21am, first published October 22 2011 - 5:00am
Queensland bee keeper, Dave Elson, with a healthy hive protected from the small hive beetle by a bait trap.
Queensland bee keeper, Dave Elson, with a healthy hive protected from the small hive beetle by a bait trap.

CROPPING and horticulture face a biological double whammy - falling pollination rates, thanks to the small hive beetle, will fall even further if a forecast invasion by the varroa mite hits Australia.

Get the latest QLD news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.