A statewide emergency has been issued and took effect from 6pm Sunday to stop the spread of varroa mite which is considered a threat to bees.
Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said Dubbo and the state is in a fourth-tier general emergency zone, adding that no bees are to be transported across the state.
“After the first detection of varroa mite at the Port of Newcastle on Friday, DPI (D...