As a follow on from our earlier email, please find below information relating to the latest update from the Biosecurity Queensland, Varroa Mite Prevention and Preparedness Program.
Members have received an email earlier today providing information relating to the weekly update from the week ending 25th January 2023. As explained in our previous email, the Varroa Mite Prevention and Preparedness Program (VMPPP) has experienced a number of staffing movements during the course of January.
I am pleased to advise the reporting period will return to the standard weekly cycle that the QBA and our members have been accustomed to in the past.
The QBA will endeavour to communicate weekly updates each Monday, providing an update into the week that was.
In addition, we kindly ask that our members undertake varroa mite checks as a priority. Your assistance in checking bees and reporting your results to the Bee 123 app is invaluable to the national response efforts.
The QBA is working with Biosecurity Queensland to provide clear and practical information to the broader beekeeping industry, detailing surveillance testing volumes and the frequency of testing rates.
We recognise information provided through government communications may have failed to address this matter clearly in the past. Ultimately we are placing a dedicated effort to see apiarists from all backgrounds engaged in the fight to protect our bees and our beekeeping freedoms.
Check your bees and report your results.
Kind regards,
Jo Martin
QBA State Secretary
