00:02Beekeepers are all too familiar with being stung, but it's their hives and livelihoods that are now in the danger
00:09zone.
00:0940% of beekeepers were talking about wanting to get out of the industry within 12 months.
00:14Varroa mite was first detected in Australia in 2022 and is now threatening to wipe out wild honeybee populations.
00:23Some beekeepers want greater access to organic treatments, which the mites can't build a resistance to.
00:29They're more potent than the synthetic alternative and are only approved for use once a year.
00:34But that's not enough, because when they originally thought about this, they didn't realise about these resistant mites.
00:40So of course the whole situation has changed dramatically and we have to change with it.
00:44SA's opposition says Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to treating Varroa.
00:50It's really about making sure that our beekeepers have access to all of the treatment options
00:58so that they can manage Varroa as best as possible.
01:01The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority says treatments for Varroa continue to expand,
01:07while the federal government insists access is the responsibility of state and territory governments.
01:13SA's Department of Primary Industries says all approved treatments are available free of charge to registered beekeepers.
01:19It comes amidst increasing concern that Australia's dwindling bee population will impact food production.
01:26If they can't get bees on their arm and crops, it costs them millions of dollars.
01:30A small parasite causing big issues.
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