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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
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European Foul Brood will
occasionally be ropey. This symptom is not always present.
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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.