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호주 양봉가들이 바로아 진드기 도전에 적응하다

 

호주 양봉가들이 바로아 진드기 도전에 적응하다

호주 양봉 업계는 치명적인 바로아 진드기를 박멸하는 것에서 바로아 진드기의 존재를 관리하는 것으로 초점을 전환하면서 기로에 서 있습니다. 이러한 전환은 양봉 업계에 중요한 전환점이며, 아마추어와 전문가를 막론하고 양봉가들 사이에서 질문과 우려를 불러일으키고 있습니다.

2022년 6월 뉴캐슬에서 처음 발견된 바로아 진드기를 박멸하기 위해 약 15개월 동안 정부와 업계 주도로 1억 달러 규모의 야심찬 노력이 진행되었습니다. 그러나 최근의 발전으로 인해 전략을 변경해야 했고, 양봉가들은 미래를 고민해야 했습니다.

뉴사우스웨일스(NSW)에서 3대째 아마추어 양봉을 하고 있는 크리스 쿠퍼(Chris Cooper)는 박멸 프로그램의 일환으로 벌통을 안락사시키기로 한 결정이 가져온 파괴적인 결과에 대해 반성합니다. "끔찍한 일입니다."라고 그는 꿀벌 사육에 투자한 18년의 세월을 생각하며 한탄합니다.


양봉가-바로아-진드기가-창궐하는-가운데-자신의-미래를-고민


일부 양봉가들은 이 강력한 기생충의 역사적 기록을 고려할 때 바로아 진드기 박멸의 실현 가능성에 대해 오랫동안 회의적인 의견을 표명해 왔습니다. 8월, 뉴사우스웨일스 남부의 아몬드 개체군에서 진드기가 발견되자 해충과의 전쟁에서 패배했다는 의견이 힘을 얻게 되었습니다.

호주 꿀벌 산업 협의회는 다른 나라에서 채택한 접근 방식을 반영하여 양봉가들이 진드기와 공존하는 방법을 배워야 한다고 주장하며 입장을 바꿨습니다.

하지만 750개의 벌통 중 500개를 잃은 다니엘 코스타 같은 일부 양봉가에게는 너무 늦은 결정이었으며, 이제 그들은 불확실한 미래에 직면하게 되었습니다.

그렇다면 호주 양봉가들의 다음 단계는 무엇일까요? 관리 체제로 전환하려면 벌통을 효과적으로 치료할 수 있는 기술과 지식을 습득해야 합니다. 진드기의 영향은 점진적으로 나타날 것으로 예상되지만, 이해관계자들은 NSW주의 벌통을 타주로 옮기는 시기를 논의하고 훈련 및 교육 이니셔티브에 대해 협상해야 합니다.

이러한 전환에는 재정적 영향이 없는 것은 아니며, 양봉가들은 2000년 이후 바로아가 발생한 뉴질랜드를 통해 잠재적 비용을 가늠해 볼 필요가 있습니다.

뉴질랜드의 양봉가인 머레이 엘우드는 벌통당 연간 약 40달러의 추가 비용이 발생할 것으로 추정합니다. 하지만 그는 이러한 도전으로 인해 양봉가들이 더욱 경각심을 갖고 효율적으로 양봉을 하게 되었다고 말합니다.

#양봉, #바로아진드기, #호주꿀, #양봉가, #환경문제, #양봉전환, #양봉바로아관리, #바로아관리, #꿀산업, #양봉뉴스 ,#담비키퍼

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