http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=vn20090729033536669C380058

The contagious bee disease American Foulbrood (AFB) has now surfaced beyond
the so called "capensis line", raising fears it could have spread from Cape
honey bees to the African honey bee.

The "capensis line" is a management barrier intended to keep the Cape honey
bee Apis mellifera capensis separate from the African variety Apis mellifera
scutellata. It runs approximately from Port Elizabeth through Cradock and up
to about the Gariep (Orange) River.

The Department of Agriculture has meanwhile begged for the co-operation of
all bee farmers and stakeholders, although a management plan to deal with
the disease has not yet been finalised.


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