Hi All,
 
I wonder whether someone knows of alternative drugs for Nosema treatment
other than Fumidil-B (Fumagillin).
 
Yesterday when checking a book entitled "Honey Bee Pathology" by Lesley
Bailey, I noticed a list of drugs seemingly providing good results, they
are:
1) Gramicidine.
2) Sulphaquinoxaline.
3) Anisomicine.
4) Phenol Uratropine.
5) Beta Naphtol
6) Salol
 
The author only says he had reports of good results from some researchers
and strongly suggests to assess their toxicity for honeybees and their
efficacy for Nosema control. In no way he encourages their use until
further tests were performed.
 
Did anybody on the list try them? Which were the results?
 
Thanks in advance for your reply.
 
 
Martin Braunstein
Malka Cabania Apicola
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