Published - 7 August 2020 By Nadine Chapman European Foulbrood European foulbrood is a bacterial disease caused by Melissococcus plutonius. It is highly contagious. The brood are infected by food contaminated with the bacterium. The … Read More American foulbrood, European foulbrood, hive management Agrichemicals, Code of Practice, Managing your hives, Nutrition, Pests and diseases
Published - 4 June 2020 By Nadine Chapman Hygienic behaviour For a colony to show hygienic behaviour, there are three things the workers must do. The first is detection: a worker bee must sense that … Read More American foulbrood, brood disease, chalkbrood, European foulbrood, hive management, hygienic behaviour, varroa Breeding, Managing your hives, Pests and diseases
