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NEW ZEALAND BEEKEEPER, MAY 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Varroa treatments: mode of action and resistance
Manuka honey definition under the spotlight MPI begins consultation on science-based definition for manuka honey and new export requirements Education and Skills for Jobs Focus Group under way 11 Photo essay: flooding at Te Aroha, Waikato 13 What we have learned about giant willow aphid honeydew honey 15 4 6 9 Myrtle rust found on Raoul Island trees
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What’s the use of pollen?
Apiculture health and safety programme formed AgriSea gets grant to study bees’ nutritional needs Waikato field day a great success
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From the colonies
NIWA seasonal climate outlook 39 Beekeepers at the front line of surveillance 41
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Front cover: Flooding again inundated parts of New Zealand as a result of cyclones Debbie and Cook in April 2017. Jo Telfar took this photo of beehives on her Te Aroha, Waikato property. See photo essay on page 13.
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