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Re: Treating Hives Adjancent To An AFB-Infected Colony
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Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 1 Oct 2013 22:19:18 -0400
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> I submit for consideration that the AFB vectors are hive-to-hive movement of frames/gear with spores, and robbing, not drifting.

I agree 100% with this. I would treat the yard, as any and all hives may be involved in robbing. There is the insidious robbing of weakened colonies which is not noticed by the beekeeper, as well as the more obvious plundering of a defenseless colony. Numerous authors have debunked the notion that drifting is a significant mode of disease transmission.

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