In regard to testing for AFB spores in honey from large commercial
operations, Andony said "Some of these beekeepers stopped using antibiotic
treatments and did not experience the reoccurance of AFB that Lloyd Spears
experienced."

I am pleased to hear this. Coincidently, just yesterday I heard another
instance of much the same.  This beekeeper, in Central New York, had treated
propholaticaly with terramyacin for the better part of 20 years.  About five
years ago he started seeing AFB in treated hives, had them tested, and found
that he had terramyacin-resistant AFB.  As a consequence, he stopped all
treatments and went to burning.

I was pleastntly surprised (1) that he did not substitute Tylosin for
Terramyacin and (2) that he has not experienced the overwhelming infection
rates that I saw in the few yards where I stopped propholatic treatments.

During the past few years I have been agressively replacing brood comb in an
attempt to get rid of wax contaminated with fluvalinate and coumaphous.
Hpefully many of the combs burned also contained AFB spores.  In 2007 I will
again stop all AFB treatments in a few yards and see if I have better luck.


-- 
Lloyd Spear
Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacture of equipment for round comb honey sections,
Sundance Pollen Traps, and producer of Sundance custom labels.
Contact your dealer or www.RossRounds.com

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