How many times the diagnostic service provided by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture has been used to confirm the presence of varr…

Answered Asked by Jim Hume LD Lodged 10 Nov 2009

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the diagnostic service provided by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture has been used to confirm the presence of varroa in beehives.

The answer

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 Nov 2009 · 16 days after it was lodged, 2 days after it was due

Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) provide a free diagnostic service to beekeepers to identify and confirm the presence of varroa and notifiable bee pests and diseases.
Recently, testing has primarily been to confirm the presence of the notifiable diseases European Foulbood (EFB) and American Foulbrood (AFB) however the figures for varroa are as follows:
Year 2007
- 193 positive hives tested from 332 samples received,
Year 2008
- 143 positive hives tested from 273 samples received,
Year 2009
- 68 positive hives tested from 181 samples received (January to October only).

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-28865 by reference.