HONEY BEE & POLLINATION

Transmission of American Foulbrood (AFB) Disease of Honeybees Through Replacement of Queen bees

  • 20 pages

  • Published: 19 Jan 2007

  • Author(s): Greer, Patricia

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American Foulbrood (AFB) is a serious bacterial disease of honeybees in Australia, causing major economic loss to apiarists. Infection is known to occur in a variety of ways including ingestion of contaminated honey or pollen, the interchange of contaminated equipment between colonies and drifting of bees between colonies.