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Kangaroo Island beekeepers demand boost to biosecurity as parasite spreads from interstate

2025-09-15 17 Dailymotion

Beekeepers on Kangaroo Island are demanding that biosecurity measures be boosted to prevent a deadly parasite from wiping out the island's world-famous bee sanctuary. The island is home to the purest strain of the Italian Ligurian bee, which has been protected by its isolation for 140 years. The government is looking into ways of increasing checks of visitors to the popular tourist destination.