Small hive beetle: Europe asks other Six months Monitoring

Last December, the European Union adopted the "Commission Decision of executing 12 December 2014 concerning certain protection measures following the confirmed presence of the small hive beetle in Italy" N. 2014/909 / EU. A measure by which the European Commission called on Italy to take protective measures that prevent the spread of


Small hive beetle in parts of the Community. Today that decision, whose terms had expired on May 31 confirmed and extended until 30 November 2015. The creation of the new decision Execution Law. 838/2015 of the European Commission, which requires Italy to maintain measures for protection against small hive, like constant surveillance and the epidemiological situation, they have not yet completed. Therefore, it remains to be the foundation of the two protected areas throughout the region of Calabria and Sicily, the ban on movement of bees, wasps, bees, and their products in other regions of the "European Union.
Italy should also ensure the identification and monitoring of movements of bee products in beekeeping and production facilities located within 20 km from the cells where the parasite has been confirmed.
This decision essentially implements trade bloc, in Calabria and Sicily and intended for other regions of the European Union. The block should be remembered, is related to bees and wasps, bees products as they are (honey, beeswax, royal jelly, propolis, pollen, if not for human consumption but intended exclusively for use in apiculture). In terms of human consumption is prohibited only the honeycomb.