Varroa destructor was created in 2000.

Anderson and Trueman discovered Varroa destructor in Jan 2000. Before that it was labeled as Varroa jacobsoni, although I'm not sure who discovered that one.

Currently, no. Australia is one of the last places on earth still free of this pest. Varroa mites are found almost everywhere else, including New Zealand, but have not yet spread to Australia.

Predatory mites and pseudoscorpions are predators of varroa mites. The arachnids in question include respective members of the Chelifer genus of scorpion-like arthropods and of the Trombidiidae mite family. Red or velvet mites occupy the top positions in terms of Varroa destructor predators.

Varroa destructor is an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees Appis cerena and Appis mellifera. The disease caused by the mites is called varroatosis. This disease hasn't entered Australia soils yet but has reached New Zealand which could cause devastating effects if this reaches Australian bees and beekeepers. Try something else if you doing mum09