American foulbrood: a review of its biology, diagnosis and control
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bee World
- Vol. 80 (1) , 5-23
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772x.1999.11099415
Abstract
American foulbrood (AFB) is a severe bacterial brood disease of honey bees. AFB is lethal to bee colonies if treatment is not carried out. The disease is distributed worldwide and can cause substantial economic losses. Foulbrood was first described in 1769 and although AFB has been in focus for decades it has recently become an increasing problem.Keywords
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