Brian said:
>Maybe with TM I can agree with that, but the half life of Tylan I'm not so 
>sure.

I have to agree with Brain on the points he made. I DO NOT use tylan. Many 
beekeepers are using tylan against the label.

Tylan is allowed ONLY to treat active AFB. Not as a preventative.

Also the method approved by the USDA-ARS ( explained by Jeff Pettis) is in 
powder form (similar to the way terramycin is applied) and NOT in syrup.

As an avid reader I quickly noticed the half life of tylan and thought wow!

*If* you might not have the terramycin resistant AFB then perhaps terra is a 
better choice.

The whole AFB resistant to terra thing is a big gray area.  Some commercial 
beekeepers never bought into the idea and still use terra and the product 
still works.

I see almost no AFB in my yards but have been able to cure with terramycin.

I might add that I am asked for advice on beekeeping almost daily which I 
give freely. However many beeks only go as far as asking and then return to 
the old ways.

I do not want to see tylan banned from the beekeepers tool chest but wish 
beekeepers would follow the guidelines Jeff Pettis set.

bob

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