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Hive inspection

In 1991 the National Beekeepers Association assumed responsibility for contacting agencies to inspect for and control disease. About 10% of apiaries are inspected each year, especially for American foulbrood disease, and now for varroa bee mite. The Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry has a role in border protection and export certification.

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Wellington Beekeepers' Association

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Allan Gillingham, Beekeeping – Diseases and their control, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15775/hive-inspection (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Allan Gillingham, published 1 March 2009.