Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> American foulbrood, apis – South Africa (03)
PRO/AH/EDR> American foulbrood, apis – South Africa (03)
Other Animal Disease -- South AfricaAmerican foulbrood disease is killing the bee population and this is threatening the pollination of next season's crop. "It is a crisis. There is no known cure for the brood. It is the Aids of honeybees," says Mike Miles, chairman of the SA [South Africa] Bee Industry Organisation.With 1/3 of the Cape's bees infected, there will not be enough hives to rent to farmers for the pollination of fruit, an industry worth Rand 7-billion [about USD 530 million], said Miles. Read more [...]
