HC Deb 04 March 2004 vol 418 c1053W
Chris McCafferty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of highly resistant varroa mites have been reported in the last 12 months in(a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.[157782]

Mr. Bradshaw

The number of new cases of pyrethroid-resistant varroa mites reported in apiaries in England and Wales in the last 12 months is 59 and nine respectively. There have been no such cases reported in Scotland.