Science Underpinning the Inability to Eradicate the Asian Honeybee
Terms of Reference
(a) the science underpinning the technical assumption that Apis cerana , the Asian honey bee, cannot be eradicated in Australia;
(b) the science underpinning the assumption that the Asian honey bee will not spread throughout Australia;
(c) the science relating to the impacts of the spread of the Asian honey bee on biodiversity, pollination and the European honey bee; and
(d) the cost benefit of eradication of the Asian honey bee.
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Senate Standing Committees on Rural Affairs and Transport
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Canberra ACT 2600
Australia