The deadly bee parasite varroa mite has been detected in South Australia for the second time.

Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) says a beekeeper discovered the mite during a routine inspection of their hives at Salt Creek, in the Coorong region in the state's south-east.

Varroa mite was first found in South Australia in September, at Pooginook, in the Riverland, about 300 kilometres north of the new find.

Varroa mites can kill honey bee colonies and transmit numerous viruses to their hosts. Loading

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