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Australias varroa mite infestation, first detected in June 2022, remains a mystery as experts cant pinpoint its origin. Genetic tests suggest a North American source, possibly Canada, with the infestation likely starting near Kempsey in June 2021. Illegal bee imports are ruled out, and the focus has shifted to managing the mites due to eradications impossibility. The outbreak has devastated beekeepers, with three hundred thousand hives destroyed and industries facing seventy million dollars a year in management costs. Reports of resistant mites in New South Wales and Queensland add to the challenges, and beekeepers call for a full review of biosecurity gaps and more funding for virus research.

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