Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Varroa Mite Varroa Mite The Hon. F. PANGALLO Legislative Council Varroa Mite In reply to the Hon. F. PANGALLO ().15 October 2025). The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister for Forest Industries Varroa Mite The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): I am advised: In 2023-24 54,459 vehicles were checked at Cape Jervis on route to Kangaroo Island with 1,051 seizures (166 of these were from persons who had previously been to Kangaroo Island) and a total of 333.49 kilograms of honey seized. In 2024-25 53,017 vehicles were checked at Cape Jervis on route to Kangaroo Island with 717 seizures (73 of these were from persons who had previously been to Kangaroo Island) and a total of 233.99 kilograms of honey seized. In 2025-26 to date 13,055 vehicles have been checked at Cape Jervis on route to Kangaroo Island with 226 seizures (28 of these were from persons who had previously been to Kangaroo Island) and a total of 76.79 kilograms of honey seized. In total that equates to 120,531 vehicle checks with 1,994 seizures of honey (267 of these were from persons who had previously been to Kangaroo Island) totalling 644.27kg of honey seized. Checks are done at Cape Jervis prior to the honey arriving on Kangaroo Island to mitigate biosecurity risks.