Bob

Your response is quite unbelievable!

In the UK we have so little AFB that it is rare to hear of any cases.  Our
treatment policy, i.e.  to burn infected colonies, has worked so well that
it would be difficult to find anyone who would argue for change.  This
outbreak is so exceptional that it will no doubt be a talking point for
years.

My understanding is that in the US you have endemic AFB due to your
treatment policies and are now producing antibiotic resistant AFB!

And you feel qualified to offer us advice?

Peter Edwards
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Harrison" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 11 September 2002 16:04
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] AFB outbreak
>
> To my friends in the UK I still say the same as I did several years ago on
> the IBL list. The methods you use to control AFb are the same as we used
in
> the U.S. years ago unsuccessfully. American beekeeping almost went under
> before WW 2 with only a burn policy.
>
> For what its worth. I would burn all visible infected equipment and treat
> all hives in the area with antibiotics.