Reporting Varroa
Varroa is a notifiable pest in all states and territories of Australia, meaning that all beekeepers must notify their state authority of every positive detection.
Reporting requirements vary by state, so choose from the list to go to your state’s reporting page.
Both positive and negative monitoring reports from beekeepers are used to build the Varroa heat maps for each state. To view your state heat map click here.
Varroa mite heat maps
These interactive heat maps show where hive inspections have been reported in your state, and where Varroa has been detected. Click on your state to see reports made in your area.
NSW & ACT Varroa mite heat map
The legend has different colours to represent the number of detections in each area, and also all inspections where Varroa was absent. The areas identified are approximately 100 square km grids. A grid square is coloured if there has been at least one hive inspection reported within that grid square or within 10km of that grid square. Since February 2024, most reports are by beekeepers. Beekeeper reports are not verified by NSW DPIRD. The map is updated weekly.
How to use the map:
You can:
enter an address to zoom to your location
browse the map by clicking, dragging or pinching using your cursor or fingers
click on a grid square to see the total number of hive inspections where Varroa has been present or absent
filter by Varroa presence or absence, in the last 16 weeks or for seasons since June 2022
QLD Varroa mite heat map
The legend has different colours to represent the number of detections in each area, and also all inspections where Varroa was absent. The areas identified are approximately 100 square km grids. A grid square is coloured if there has been at least one hive inspection reported within that grid square or within 10km of that grid square. Since February 2024, most reports are by beekeepers. Beekeeper reports are not verified by NSW DPIRD. The map is updated weekly.
How to use the map:
You can:
enter an address to zoom to your location
browse the map by clicking, dragging or pinching using your cursor or fingers
click on a grid square to see the total number of hive inspections where Varroa has been present or absent
filter by Varroa presence or absence, in the last 16 weeks or for seasons since June 2022
VIC Varroa mite heat map
How to use the map
Blue hexagons: Represent areas where a negative inspection event (mite check) has occurred.
Orange hexagons: Signify at least one positive inspection event in that area.
Optionally you can toggle outlines to more easily differentiate between positive and negative inspections.
This map is compiled from beekeeper-contributed data through the BeeMAX diary entries system and is updated 10:00am (AEST) Tuesday and Friday mornings.
It maps the number of inspection events in a particular area
(not hive numbers).
The inspection location data is anonymised within the area of each hexagon.
An inspection event consists of a Varroa mite check carried out within an apiary of any size.
SA Varroa mite heat map
The legend has different colours to represent the number of detections in each area, and also all inspections where Varroa was absent. The areas identified are approximately 100 square km grids. A grid square is coloured if there has been at least one hive inspection reported within that grid square or within 10km of that grid square. Since February 2024, most reports are by beekeepers. Beekeeper reports are not verified by NSW DPIRD. The map is updated weekly.
How to use the map:
You can:
enter an address to zoom to your location
browse the map by clicking, dragging or pinching using your cursor or fingers
click on a grid square to see the total number of hive inspections where Varroa has been present or absent
filter by Varroa presence or absence, in the last 16 weeks or for seasons since June 2022