Bendigo beekeepers to be shielded by border closure to prevent spread of devastating parasite from NSW

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Updated June 30 2022 - 4:15pm, first published 4:14pm
LOCAL BEES: Tom Cherry attending to one of his hives. Picture: DARREN HOWE
LOCAL BEES: Tom Cherry attending to one of his hives. Picture: DARREN HOWE

AGRICULTURAL authorities have slammed shut the state's borders to movements of bees from NSW today to urgently protect Victoria's population from a devastating parasite.

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