The goal of this study was to determine whether colonies with clinical signs foulbrood in apiaries and hive tools, smokers, gloves, feeders beekeeper's veils used the same were a reservoir source for microbial infections. For purpose, samples taken from collected 29 different Southern Marmara region Türkiye. brought laboratory under appropriate conditions, agent isolation identification perform...

Veterinarians usually deal with different vertebrate species, species that do not differ greatly amongst themselves in their bodily functions but that do differ hugely from insects in their anatomy and morphology. Although the individual honey bee exhibits all essential bodily functions, it is unable to survive alone. It is one among thousands of individuals within a highly complex society: the...

Whereas in several parts of the world varroa is the major pest affecting apiculture, in others the parasite is unknown to many beekeepers because its damage to bees is minor. The impact of the mite Varroa destructor is related to the climatic conditions and the races of Apis mellifera bees in each region where the pest exists. In the present study, the current level of infestation by the mite w...

In a Danish apiary 15 bee colonies were fed honey containing 1.0×10 P. l. larvae spores and examined for two beekeeping seasons. 43 days after the spore feeding, 12 of the colonies showed clinical symptoms of American foulbrood (AFB). Only these 12 colonies were then treated with the shaking method. After the shaking method was carried out a major reduction in the number of spores in the honey ...

We used radio-frequency identification (RFID) to record the duration and frequency of nuptial flights of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera carnica) at two mainland mating apiaries. We investigated the effect of a number of factors on flight duration and frequency: mating apiary, number of drone colonies, queen's age and temperature. We found significant differences between the two locations conc...

The activity of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees essential oil (cinnamon oil) against Paenibacillus larvae (Withe) was evaluated in the laboratory and in a field experiment in order to improve the biological control of the Apis mellifera L. disease American foulbrood (AFB). The MICs (Minimal Inhibitory Concentration) against P. larvae were determined by the tube dilution method. Bee lethality was est...