Evaluation the UV sterilization of Paenibacillus larvae on beehive building materials

This study presents the possibility of killing almost all microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria, spore forms, and viruses by sterilization process. European foulbrood (EFB) American (AFB) is a highly infectious bacterial honeybee disease caused Melissococcus plutonius Paenibacillus larvae, respectively. Removal spores from contaminated beehives critical factor in controlling EFB AFB. The purpose this was to evaluate effectiveness ultraviolet (UV) larvae on PVC, wood hives. Hives infected with were treated two UV powers (6 8 W) for up 15 min. Sterilization at W min resulted more than 6.6 log reduction number PVC Under same experimental conditions, hives 6.2 log. Reductions achieved after 5, 10 significantly (p˂0.05) higher those So it recommended sterilize lamps