Last night I attended a meeting of beekeepers about AFB to discuss which
steps to take to suppress this illness.
In The Netherlands bees, beehives and equipment are burnt and travelling
with bee is not longer allowed in the region where the illness was found
for a certain time.
Because bumble bees are frequently used in glass houses for pollination,
the question arised weather bumble bees can carry AFB and in this way can
maybe transfer AFB.
Is there anything known about this subject?
        Ilja.
 
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ilja van de pavert
the netherlands cancer institute/antoni van leeuwenhoekhuis
dept. of biophysics
plesmanlaan 121                                     phone: +31 20 5121894
1066 cx  amsterdam                                  fax:   +31 20 5121944
the netherlands                                     email: [log in to unmask]
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