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AUSTRALIA- CUSTOMS OFFICIALS SEIZED SMUGGLED BEES

Saturday, 07 July 2012 16:10 Written by

After an extensive search, officials discovered the items the man was attempting to conceal: eight tiny queen bees hidden in pens in his shirt pocket. The beagle had detected the food the insects eat. The insects had come from somewhere in Europe, meaning there was a good chance they carried the varroa mite, a sesame seed-size pest that has invaded, and decimated, bee populations on every continent bar Australia.

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