SWARM PROBLEMS?
HAVE YOU FOUND A SWARM?
Use “Find a Beekeeper” to help
https://www.beekeepers.asn.au/swarms
The whole of New South Wales is currently subject to a Biosecurity Order restricting the transportation or handling of honey bees. As a result, areas such as the Hunter Valley swarms cannot be collected but must be reported.
If you are aware of a swarm or other colony of honey bees it is vital that you report it as follows:
- call the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881 (9 am to 5 pm, 7 days)
- or use the online form at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/hives
If there is any danger to your own safety or public safety please call 000 immediately.
If you are unsure or need any help from the ABA please contact us at biosecurity@beekeepers.asn.au
Avian influenza is a nationally notifiable disease which means if you suspect an animal is showing signs of the disease, you must report it. You can do this by contacting your local veterinarian or call the national Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888.
WHA-related resources and advice:
- Advice for people who encounter sick or dead wild birds
- Advice for veterinarians and other animal health professionals
- Risk Management advice for bird banders, wildlife rangers and researchers
- WHA Fact sheet: Avian influenza in wild birds in Australia
- Technical Issue Update – Global High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Events (Feb 2022)
- National Wildlife Biosecurity Guidelines
- Find out more about Australia’s Wild Bird Avian Influenza Surveillance program.
Further Information:
- Australian Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry –Information on Avian Influenza or Bird Flu and Information for bird owners.
- Australian Department of Health and Aged Care – Avian influenza in Humans.
- World Organisation for Animal Health & IUCN SSC Wildlife Health Specialist Group – Avian Influenza and Wildlife: Risk management for people working with wild birds.