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Serious risk of exotic bee pest being imported due to post-brexit import arrangements.

Mar 13, 2021 | News | 0 comments

Beekeeping Associations from around the UK are warning that import arrangements since Brexit are causing an imminent and serious risk that the exotic bee pest, the Small Hive Beetle (SHB), could be introduced to the British Isles.

For more information, see this link

https://www.cheltglosbeekeepers.org.uk/serious-risk-of-exotic-bee-pest-being-imported/

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