American foulbrood is the most significant bacterial disease in apiculture. The disease infects and kills honey bee brood. It is highly contagious and persistent. In this episode, Dr. Ellis discusses signs of infection and avenues of control for this important honey bee stressor.
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Copyright Attribution (Listed in order of appearance):
– Intro & Outro Music: Credit to Zakhar Valaha, Pixabay.com
– Image of Paenibacillus larvae: Image Credit to Agricultural Research Service (NRRL)Culture Collection, Wikimedia Commons
– Image of European foulbrood clinical symptoms: Image Credit to Dalibor Titera, Wikimedia Commons
– Image of American foulbrood: Image Credit to Lara (CC BY-NC), www.inaturalist.org/photos/15779853
– Image of American foulbrood honeycomb drawing: Image Credit to Everett Franklin Phillips, Wikimedia Commons
– Image of AFB scales: Image Credit to Dalibor Titera, Wikimedia Commons
– Image of Paenibacillus larvae spores: Image Credit to Ingemar Fries (SLU), www.vetbact.org
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