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Varroa is rife in New Zealand. Ecrotek shows how to manage the disease in your hives using organic treatments.

The Ecrotek team talks you through everything you need to know about Varroa mites in New Zealand, and how to check for them.

Ecrotek covers everything you need to know about wasps in New Zealand – from identification to detection to protecting your hives.

Ecrotek helps you understand Stonebrood – symptoms, treatment and how to prevent the disease from entering your beehives.

Ecrotek helps with understanding the Tropilaelaps mite – symptoms, treatment and keeping the parasite from entering your beehives.

Find out about symptoms, prevention and treatment for chalkbrood fungal disease in honeybees and leafcutter bees – from Ecrotek.

Learn how to get the most out of your synthetic varroa treatments (Bayvarol and Apitraz) with our informational treatment guide.

Organic food is made without using chemical pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics or other artificial chemicals during production. Organic fruit growers don’t spray their trees or vines, using natural methods to control insects on their produce. Organic meat and dairy farmers don’t use antibiotics or artificial hormones to speed up animal growth. For many proponents, the organic concept extends into the overall management of the farm or orchard as well – they tend to take a slower, natural approach to crop or animal management, with a focus on caring for their charges rather than profit.

Varroa mites are a threat to bees all over the world, and New Zealand is no exception. The tiny creatures spread disease, weaken colony health, and, left untreated, eventually kill the hive.