>EFB seems to be becoming a more virulent pathogen in some areas, especially with our friends up north. 
>What is it with blueberries? 
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>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9377190/

Every infection is about monitoring the infection pressure and determining the center of the infection. Then determination of protection circuits.

Every infection is transmitted somehow. And EFB can be transmitted by bee cells and brood anyway. There is a high probability of robbing infected empty cavities visited by foraging bee groups of cavity finders.

The whole work should therefore be based on how many bee colonies there are in total in the given circle, what beekeeping practices of borrowing bee cells to expand the bee colony in the blueberry honey clutch are taking place. Then soil analyzes for EFB causative agents and other sources of honey, e.g. trees with needles, conifers, which tend to be highly contaminated with soil bacteria, if a source of honey is found on them. Artificial swarm traps should also be applied and included in the census after searching for the centers of the infection ring.

Gustav Palan

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