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AFB_control
Fire is still the best way to control AFB. In New Zealand where any colony with visible AFB symptoms is burned, the recurring rate is about 2% colonies each year. When burning, dig a hole about 1-2 ft...
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AFB_false_tongue_side
The dead larva now dehydrates, soon will become a "scale" which is completely dried, difficult for bees to remove, and contains millions of spores which remain infective for many years (up to a...
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AFB_false_tongue
The false tongue viewed normally from the cell opening. The false tongue viewed normally from the cell opening.
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AFB_false_tongue2
A dead larva killed by AFB usually forms a "false tougue", with tougue pointing upward. A dead larva killed by AFB usually forms a "false tougue", with tougue pointing upward.
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AFB_deadlarva
A late stage larva killed by AFB. The larva has been capped, becomes standing (instead of coiled flat on the cell bottom), then died. This is in contrast with EFB infected larvae which usually die at...
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AFB_holycap
On close inspection, AFB killed capped brood would have many small holes on the cap. The cappings are also "sunken" and not perfectly flat as normal healthy cappings. On close inspection, AFB killed...
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foulbrood
Spotty brood usually means the queen is old or there is brood disease. Sunken brood capping with holes suggest most likely American Foulbrood, which can be a serious disease if left to develop. In...
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