I have just read an article which mentioned the use of sniffer dogs for
detecting foul brood in Maryland. Does anyone have any more info concerning
such a system. Was the sniffer dog also used to detect other  diseases?
I am interested in what the dog used as a cue - was it the overall smell of
putrification or does foul brood release a specific odour?
If anyone has any knowledge about the use of odour cues as warnings against
disease in bees, then please contact me.
I eagerly await replie
Guy Poppy
Dept Entomology/Nematology
Rothamsted Experimental Station
Harpenden
Herts
UK