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European Foul brood
European Foul brood is far easier to cure than American foulbrood;
that said EFB is also more prevalent in hives as compared to American foulbrood.
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Non-spore forming!!!
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Easier to cure
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Infests worker, drone, and queen larvae
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Prevalent in the spring
Causes
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Weak colonies
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Stressed colonies due to poor foraging
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Being trucked for pollination
Symptoms
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Larvae are discolored and die in twisted coiled positions
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Dead brood is mostly uncapped
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Discolored concave cappings
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Sour odor may be present
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Dead larvae aren't ropy
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Scales are easy to remove
Treatment
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Terramycin
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FEEDING sugar and pollen!!!
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Requeening with better stock and breaking the brood cycle
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Strong nectar flow
Diagnose
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Send a sample of brood to Bee disease Diagnosis
bee research Laboratory
Bldg. 306 Room 316
Beltsville Agriculture Research Center-East
Beltsville, MD 20705
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Foulbrood test kit
European Foul Brood will
occasionally be ropey. This symptom is not always present.



The white trachea is displayed. The trachea is the breathing tubes of the larva. The 2nd picture is a close up of the white trachea.