> So, being hygienic does not help control the disease and makes it harder
to spot.
I've definitely noticed this! When I'm doing demos in a new yard, I'll
often open a hive and say that it looks like EFB is affecting the brood.
But I may need to closely inspect several frames to find a single
symptomatic larva.
> It would be nice if some bacteria researcher would gather samples from
various infected hives and compare and see if they are all the same or if
we have several sub species.
I've been strongly requesting this from ARS, and now Dr. Kirk Anderson is
looking into it. I believe that Dr Meghan Milbrath is also doing so..
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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