Investigate: varroa mite

Category Whole lesson
Subjects & Topics "Primary science / Animals and habitats", "Geography / People and environment", "Primary science / Scientific methodology", "Geography"
Year Levels Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7
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A short activity to help your students understand why the detection of varroa mite at Newcastle called for a statewide emergency response.

Note: for student safety do not encourage students to handle bees.​

Unlike the NSW DPI Schools Program's other Investigate activities, this activity does not include hands-on activities. Detection of varroa mite requires that bees are handled and this poses a potential risk to students. Handling bees should only be carried out by trained, experienced personnel.

This activity provides information about how we found out varroa mite are in Australia, why it’s a problem and what we are doing about it.

This document reflects the current situation and will be updated as the response progresses. To check you have the most recent version of the resource and to access the answers sheet for the student workbook see the NSW DPI Schools Program webpage.

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Student workbook - varroa mite-form.pdf
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Investigate varroa mite v2.pptx
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pptx, 29.8 MB