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Topic: barrier management

Characteristic dark, perforated cell cappings from an American foulbrood infested colony
Published - 3 September 2019
By Nadine Chapman, Tom Gillard
American Foulbrood

American Foulbrood is a highly contagious and fatal disease caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. This bacterium can survive for extended periods by forming spores …
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American foulbrood, barrier management, biosecurity, hive management

Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance

Chalkbrood mummies at the entrance to a colony
Published - 19 August 2019
By Nadine Chapman
Chalkbrood

The fungus Ascosphaera apis causes chalkbrood disease in honey bees. The disease occurs in honey bee larvae fed fungal spores by nurse bees. The spores …
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barrier management, chalkbrood, hive management, spring

Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases

barrier management
Published - 22 July 2019
By Nadine Chapman
Barrier management systems

The Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice recommends the implementation of a barrier system that divides the apiary into one or more isolated …
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AFB, American foulbrood, barrier management, biosecurity, community of practice

Biosecurity, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases, Policy and compliance

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