> Had our bee meeting last nite.  One of our members, in Kentucky, also keeps
> hives in Ohio.   Said the Inspector in Ohio called him and asked to get the
> word out.  Ohio has had MAJOR losses this summer from American Foulbrood.
> I don't know what major means, but he asked me to post this for him.  The
> inspector advises that everyone carefully check their hives.  And  (sorry
> to those that this offends) to use the terramycin as recommended.
>
> Sorry this information is second or even third hand.
>
 
And flat wrong.  Monday 11-16 we had one of the state's 4 regional
inspectors at our bee meeting, John Gorman.  Statewide AFB was at >2.55%
of more than 23000 inspected hives (if I remember correctly), up only
slightly from the previous year (>2.35% ?) and in line with the previous
10 years data.  Variation over 10 years was about .5%, IIRC.  Varroa,
OTOH, was at 39.5%.