The nests were discovered by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service and a local council.

One infestation was found on a business premises in the Cairns industrial suburb of Portsmith - the 50th Asian Honey bee infestation found since the pest was first detected in Cairns more than two years ago.

According to Primary Industries and Fisheries, the nest was destroyed last week, along with another infestation off the Nebia Access Road at Greenhill.

The nest at Greenhill, the 51st infestation, was about 10 metres off the ground in a tree on the bank of a creek.

It was destroyed and extracted with the assistance of a contracted tree climber, QPI&F says.

Then on September 27, the Yarrabah Aboriginal Council's head ranger reported a swarm of foraging Asian Honey bees in the Yarrabah area.

The nest, the first detection in the Yarrabah area, was found among mangroves and was destroyed last Tuesday.

Honey production and honey products are worth about $18 million a year to the Queensland economy.

"There are more than 80,000 commercial hives in Queensland producing around 75kg of honey per hive annually, and we need to protect the industry," Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin said.

"But the bee industry contributes much more than finances - honey bees play an important role in Queensland agriculture.

"The value of pollination services to horticulture and other crops in Queensland is about $1 billion annually.

"We have now destroyed 52 Asian Honey bee nests and Biosecurity Queensland is determined to seek and destroy every infestation."

Biosecurity Queensland surveillance manager Wim De Jong said it was important to track Asian Honey bee nests before the wet season set in.

"The swarm found at Yarrabah was relatively small," Mr De Jong said.

"The Yarrabah council's swift response has helped Biosecurity Queensland get close to finding the possible source nest.