TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,

08/29/2023 SOURCE: www.britannica.com

Beekeeping - Disease, Pest Control

Beekeeping - Disease, Pest Control: Honeybees have diseases and enemies: diseases of the brood; diseases that affect only the adult bees; insect enemies of the adults and of the comb; and other enemies, including toads, lizards, birds, mice, skunks, and bears. American foulbrood, caused by a spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus larvae, is the most serious brood disease. It occurs throughout the world wherever bees are kept and affects workers, drones, and queens. The spores are highly resistant to heat and chemicals. A comb containing brood severely infected with this disease has a mottled appearance caused by the mixture of healthy capped brood interspersed with diseased or

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,

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