Nectar flow in the regions of Argentina

If you're responsible for an apiary and notice signs of any bee disease, or know it's present, suspected, or confirmed by a lab test, you must report it right away to your local SENASA office, and this includes the exotic pests tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi), Tropilaelaps and small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), which are all notifiable diseases (Res. 278/2013 arts. 6-7).

Under the national surveillance system, suspected small hive beetle cases must be reported within 24 hours, and you can do this in person or by phone at a SENASA office, through the "Avisá al Senasa" section of the website, by emailing notificaciones@senasa.gob.ar, or via the "Notificaciones Senasa" app (Res. 153/2021).

Any hive, nucleus or package of bees being transported must be accompanied by a DTA or electronic DT-e transit document, which is only issued to beekeepers registered in RENAPA and RENSPA, requires the brood boxes being moved to be indelibly marked, and needs a prior inspection if the destination has a different recognised health status (arts. 28-29).

If you run a breeding apiary that produces and sells live bee material like queens, cells, nuclei or packages, you must be listed in the national register of breeding apiaries, undergo two mandatory inspections a year (in autumn and spring) by an accredited inspector, keep a sanitary register, check for varroa and nosema every 30 days during the production period, and keep your records for at least two years.

Sources: SENASA — Resolución 278/2013 (Programa Nacional de Sanidad Apícola) · Resolución 153/2021