2010: > Although a lot of effort has been put into developing sustainable treatment strategies, little progress is evident. Treating infected hives even with new antibiotics will remain problematic; the idea of antagonistic bacteria combating P. larvae in infected larvae is still just at a preliminary experimental stage; essential oils are not yet proven to be really effective in the field without having adverse side effects on the bees; and an AFB tolerant bee stock which is as manageable as the ‘normal’ bees is not yet available, although it is presumably the best solution for the time being. -- Elke Genersch *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm