Other Animal Disease — New Zealand
A Hawke’s Bay beekeeper has warned the region may be on the verge of a “major” bee disease outbreak if appropriate action is not taken.
Hawke’s Bay Hub of Apiculture New Zealand president John Berry said American Foulbrood, known as “AFB”, was rampant this year [2017] and could devastate pollination in the region.
“It normally starts up with 1 or 2 infected cells and there are more than 2 billion spores in each cell. Each of those spores is capable of lasting 40 years so you can see why
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