"Inspectors are visiting the hives of honey bees in Northern Ireland to search for a devastating disease that turns their larvae to mush. There has been a reported spike in incidence of American foul brood in the region.
It is a spore-borne bacterial disease that infects the young and wipes them out. It was found in about 40 locations in Northern Ireland last year, marking roughly a four-fold increase on 2014. ..."
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