Bob Harrison wrote:
> Jeff Pettis said all the large Migratory beekeepers which reported the
> problem had European Foulbrood in their hives. Duh!
> The answer is simple. They all quit using terramycin and went to using
> tylan. TYLAN does not control EFB.
>   
The only time I have seen EFB was when I was with Tony Jadczak when he 
inspected commercial migratory beekeepers on the blueberry barrens. My 
understanding was it was normal to see a lot of it (which I did) when 
bees were under stress. Nothing more to add here, just an observation.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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