A pesticide is being developed to address the country's fist Varroa Destructor Mite outbreak.

Scientists will create molecules that selectively bind and interfere with the hormone receptors of the pest, which affect reproduction and development.

Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Hort Innovation Pollination Research and Development Manager Ashley Zamek to hear more about the project.

A pesticide is being developed to address the country's fist Varroa Destructor Mite outbreak.
Scientists will create molecules that selectively bind and interfere with the hormone receptors of the pest, which affect reproduction and development.
Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with Hort Innovation Pollination Research and Development Manager Ashley Zamek to hear more about the project.

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