Brood diseases of bee

Brood diseases of bee

G. L. Griffiths
Lee Allan, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia

Bulletin withdrawn from circulation 17th June 2005.

Abstract

American foul brood (AFB) also know as American brood disease (ABD) is an infectious disease of honey bees cause by bacteria, Bacillus larvae. This bacteria forms spores which will survive many years in the environment and the bee larvae become infected by swallowing the spores with teir food. The spores then develop and multiply within the larvae.