| LC control no. | sh 85051040 |
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| LC classification | SF538.5.E87 |
| Topical heading | European foulbrood |
| Variant(s) | Foul brood, European Foulbrood, European |
| See also | Bees--Diseases |
| Found in | Ohio Department of Agriculture Public Domain Literature web site, June 8, 2009 (European Foulbrood: European foulbrood is most common in the spring and early summer, but it occasionally stays active through summer and fall. A good nectar flow hastens recovery. In severe cases, colonies are seriously weakened or killed. Usually the worker bees remove dead brood, but in some weak colonies it will accumulate) Wikipedia, June 8, 2009 (Diseases of the honey bee: European foulbrood (EFB): Melissococcus plutonius is a bacterium that infests the mid-gut of an infected bee larva. European foulbrood is less deadly to a colony than American foulbrood. Melissococcus plutonius does not form spores, though it can overwinter on comb. European foulbrood is often considered a "stress" disease--a disease that is dangerous only if the colony is already under stress for other reasons. An otherwise healthy colony can usually survive European foulbrood) Google search, June 8, 2009 ("European foulbrood"=ca. 51,000; "European foul brood"=ca. 9,660) |
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