Ken Hoare wrote:

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> As for the method of controlling this disease, I firmly believe that for =
> once us Brits have got it right. That might provoke a comment or two =
> from the multiple hive American beekeeper, those that have hundreds, =
> even thousands of hives. Not earning my living from bees I don't know if =
> I would feel the same if I was in their shoes. But I do know that if I =
> ever moved to any part of the world where terramycin was the method of =
> control, with my 20 colonies I would say, "No thanks" and grab for the =
> petrol can.
>      As one of those Multiple Hive Americans, let me make a comment. I have
> a yard on the US/Canadian border(Vermont/Quebec). We almost never see any
> AFB(a couple cases in 20 years). I use Terramycin dust in the spring. I ran
> out of dust, and didn't medicate this yard. Oh well I thought, there's no
> AFB around anyway. There aren't any other beekeepers located nearby. I don't
> have AFB in my equipment. Guess what. My US bees snuck across the
> international border, and brought home a good dose of foulbrood(like the
> boys sneaking up to the strip clubs). I burned everything that showed the
> disease, even though the inspector told me just to medicate the hell out of
> 'em. With failing inspection programs here in the states(maybe in Canada
> too, eh?), I see no way around my spring medication program.
>
>
>   The accident was reported to those that sit in plush leather =
> chairs and suggested we use carbon tetracycline (think that is the =
> correct name, was used for dry cleaning and in some fire extinguishers) =
> to do the job.
>     The chemical is carbontetrachloride - C-Cl4
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