In a message dated 30/09/2008 11:16:02 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]  
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<<However, the spore stage is resistant to virtually everything  except  
burning 
for up to half a century and during that time the  beekeeper can move the  
disease to the other end of the  country.

Chris>>



The biggest outbreak we've ever had in the UK (over  100 hives) was caused by 
a beekeeper who either didn't check what was going on  in his hives or chose 
to ignore it. Much of it is spread by beekeeprs  moving frames between hives. 
If you're using prophylactic treatments, then it  only takes something to go 
wrong with the treatment regime, or a hive to end up  in the posession of 
someone who doesn't subscribe to that philosophy, and you  have a full-scale 
outbreak. If such treatments were allowed here, I'd never feel  safe acquiring 
anything but swarms, since there's no source of packages in the  UK.  

Regards,

Robert Brenchley

Birmingham  UK




   

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