> So, proponents of non burning are right, if the AFB is
> eventually removed.
> Burning just takes care of all the other beekeepers who relax in there
> management practices. Like the first hives I bought as a new beekeeper
> which were infected with AFB.
>

Very good point! Maybe one of the reasons that mandatory burning worked so
well is that poor beekeepers who let the inspector catch them did not keep
bees too long. Good beekeepers would rather scrap a little comb (and maybe
add a little TM) than lose an entire hive. Other factors that I would guess
would make a big differance is buying queens from good breeders and keeping
the hive strong and treated for mites.

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