Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why
- Written by Graham H. Pyke, Honorary Professor in School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
A native _Leioproctus_ bee on _Calectasia narragara_.Kit Prendergast/@bee.babette_performerLate last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers in the wake of the 2022 arrival and subsequent spread of the Varroa mite.
Varroa mites attack honeybee larvae, reducing and even...





