MILDURA based beekeeper and broker Trevor Monson has called for calm following this week’s detection of varroa mite in Victoria for the first time.

Mr Monson said varroa was found in one hive out of a group of 1500 hives on an isolated property at Nangiloc.

He said it is “literally one mite” which has been found and he doesn’t think the industry needs to hit the panic button just yet.

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