Standard methods for European foulbrood research [PDF]
Journal of Apicultural Research, 2013 Summary European foulbrood (EFB) is a severe bacterial honey bee brood disease caused by the Gram-positive bacterium Melissocccus plutonius. The disease is widely distributed worldwide, and is an increasing problem in some areas. Although the causative agent of EFB was described almost a century ago, many basic aspects of its pathogenesis are still ...
Eva Forsgren +2 more
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Antimicrobial Activity from Putative Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria for the Biological Control of American and European Foulbrood Diseases [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 The balance of the gut microbiome is important for the honey bee’s growth and development, immune function and defense against pathogens. The use of a beneficial bacteria-based strategy for the prevention and biocontrol of American foulbrood (AFB) and ...
Massimo Iorizzo +9 more
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Study on Major Diseases, Pests, and Predators of Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in East Shewa and West Arsi Zones of Oromia, Ethiopia [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine InternationalA cross-sectional study design was conducted across agroecological zones in East Shewa and West Arsi Zones of Oromia, Ethiopia, from September 2020 to November 2021 to identify the types, prevalence, and potential risk factors associated with honeybee ...
Taye Beyene +3 more
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Evaluating approved and alternative treatments against an oxytetracycline-resistant bacterium responsible for European foulbrood disease in honey bees [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 European foulbrood (EFB) is a disease of honey bee larvae caused by Melissococcus plutonius. In North America, oxytetracycline (OTC) is approved to combat EFB disease though tylosin (TYL) and lincomycin (LMC) are also registered for use against American ...
Fatima Masood +10 more
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Probiotics and postbiotics: a promising prophylactic measure for American foulbrood and European foulbrood diseases of honey bees. [PDF]
Vet Res ForumAmerican foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB) diseases caused by Paenibacillus larvae and Meliscococcus plutonius are prevalent honeybee brood diseases that pose significant economic challenges to the apiculture industry globally. Antibiotic treatment has led to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, encouraging the search for ...
Mojgani N +7 more
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Validation of Diagnostic Methods for European Foulbrood on Commercial Honey Bee Colonies in the United States. [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2021 AbstractOne of the most serious bacterial pathogens of Western honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus [Hymenoptera: Apidae]) is Melissococcus plutonius, the cause of the disease European foulbrood. Because European foulbrood is highly variable, with diverse outcomes at both the individual and colony levels, it is difficult to diagnose through visual ...
Milbrath MO +4 more
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Effects of essential oils on foulbrood bacteria and honey bee workers (Apis mellifera) under laboratory conditions [PDF]
Frontiers in Insect ScienceIntroductionAmerican and European foulbrood diseases (AFB and EFB, respectively) result in considerable economic losses for beekeepers. Currently, no satisfactory methods are available for the treatment of either disease. There has been a recent surge of
Cinzia Marianelli, Laura Narciso
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European foulbrood disease and protein supplementation in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies pollinating highbush blueberries in British Columbia [PDF]
PeerJBeekeepers engaging in highbush blueberry pollination in Canada and the U.S. have raised concerns over poor colony health outcomes presenting as European foulbrood disease (EFB), which highlights a need for improved management strategies supporting ...
Amanda S. Gregoris +12 more
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Controlling European foulbrood with the shook swarm method and oxytetracycline in the UK [PDF]
Apidologie, 2003 Colonies infected with European foulbrood (EFB) were treated with the shook swarm method in combination with oxytetracycline (OTC) and compared with those treated with OTC alone, the usual treatment for EFB in England and Wales. Success rates and instances of recurrence in the following season were recorded in the seasons 2000 and 2001 respectively ...
Ruth J. Waite +3 more
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EFFECT OF INCREESE AND DECREASE OF PROPOLIS GATHERING ON THE EUROPEAN FOULBROOD FOR SOME OF HONEY BEES RACES [PDF]
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture, 2008 The relation of increase or decrease gathering of propolis on infection with European Foulbrood when studying three races of honey bees that varied in their behavior of gathering propolis for five periods showed to be higher in the colonies of the ...
Salim Jameel Jarjees
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