Publications

American foulbrood

Description

This fact sheet provides information on the life cycle, symptoms, management, and treatment of American foulbrood, the most harmful brood disease of honey bees in Alberta. The disease is highly contagious and if not managed, will kill an infected colony.

Updated

March 1, 2019

Tags
AFB American foulbrood bees brood diseases honey bees

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Extent

6 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Forestry

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture

Resource Dates

Date Created

2019-03-01

Date Added

2019-11-21T16:19:53.547959

Date Modified

2019-03-01

Date Issued

2019-03-01

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

bee@gov.ab.ca

Contact Other

Bee Health Assurance Program, Plant and Bee Health Surveillance Section, Crop Health Assurance Branch, Primary Agriculture Division