Major Honey Bee Diseases and Possibilities to Control Them with Essential Oils [PDF]
InsectsHoneybee colonies are affected by bacterial, fungal, viral, microsporidian, and parasitic diseases that impair brood viability, adult survival, productivity, and beekeeping sustainability.
Yordan V. Hristov +3 more
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Identification and Treatment of European Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies
EDIS, 2020 European foulbrood is a bacterial disease that affects Western honey bee larvae. It is a concern to beekeepers everywhere, though it is less serious than American foulbrood because it does not form spores, which means that it can be treated. This 7-page
Catherine M. Mueller +3 more
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COMPARISON STUDIES BETWEEN THE HYBRID RACES OF CARNIOLEAN AND ITALIAN HONEYBEE TO RESISTANCE OF THE FOULBROODS [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2013 This work was performed during the period from May 2011 to May 2012, the times of increase and decrease of the infection strength with American and European foulbrood diseases in certain hybrid honeybee colonies Apis mellifera (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae ...
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EVALUATION EFFICACY OF CERTAIN ANTIBIOTICS AND ESSENTIAL OILS FOR CONTROLLING THE AMERICAN FOULBROOD DISEASE IN HONEYBEE COLONIES Apis mellifera L. [PDF]
Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development, 2014 American foulbrood (AFB) is one of the most devastating diseasesof the honeybee colonies. Antibiotics (oxytetracyclin, tylosin and sodiumsalphte demidin) and essential oils thymol oil (Thymo vulgaris L.) andcinnamon oil (Cinnamomum zeylanicum).
Ehab Wafeek Zidan
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Anti-Bacterial Activity of Four Distinct Propolis Extracts against P. larvae and M. plutonius; Etiological Agent of American and European Foulbrood Disease of Honeybees [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 Four different propolis samples obtained from different regions of Iran were evaluated for their antibacterial effects against the bacterial agents responsible for two important honeybee diseases. Paenibacillus larvae (P.
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Genomic analysis of the population structure of Paenibacillus larvae in New Zealand
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 New Zealand is a remote country in the South Pacific Ocean. The isolation and relatively late arrival of humans into New Zealand has meant there is a recorded history of the introduction of domestic species. Honey bees (Apis mellifera) were introduced to
Barbara M. Binney +9 more
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Detection of Paenibacillus larvae spores in honey by conventional PCR and its potential for American foulbrood control [PDF]
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2019 The present study attempted to detect Paenibacillus larvae spores in naturally contaminated honeys by conventional PCR and to determine the sensitivity of the reaction with different primer pairs in order to assess its potential for American foulbrood ...
N. Rusenova, P. Parvanov, S. Stanilova
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Modelling the spread of American foulbrood in honeybees [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2013 Giles Budge, James C Bull, Samik Datta
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 American Foulbrood (AFB) is a contagious and severe brood disease of honey bees caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. The identification of honey bee colonies infected by P. larvae is crucial for the effective control of AFB.
Stefano Bassi +6 more
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The First Paenibacillus larvae Bacteriophage Endolysin (PlyPl23) with High Potential to Control American Foulbrood. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Endolysins, which are peptidoglycan-degrading enzymes expressed during the terminal stage of the reproduction cycle of bacteriophages, have great potential to control Gram-positive pathogens. This work describes the characterization of a novel endolysin (
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