Dave G. said:
   I'm surprised to hear this. I saw a case of European the other day, and I
had to stop and look at it, because I had forgotten what it
looked like. It's been several years since I've seen it.

I have not had EHB in the yards for many many years but heard of a case
being found in the KC area from my partner.

Dave said:
   We've come to regard susceptibility to EFB as a genetic weakness, and
that good breeding can eliminate it.

The above is what our U.S. researchers say.

 I am glad Dave Green said the above (instead of me) as I would have said
the above a long time ago but did not want to offend my UK friends which are
so proud of their breeding program.

We are all trying to learn on BEE-L and the only way we can is to be honest
.

Burning alone did not work in the 1940's in the U.S. to control the large
epidemic of AFB.

Controlling EFB without antibiotics is futile in my opinion when on the
scale talked about both publicly (and privately) in the U.K. Many are using
antibiotics illegally in the U.K. I have been told as the alternative was
not working.

Bob

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