Tracheal Mite - Life Cycle
tracheal mite life cycle found on the Mid Atlantic Apiculture Research Consortium website
tracheal mite life cycle found on the Mid Atlantic Apiculture Research Consortium website
American Foulbrood (AFB) - Perforated and Sunken Cappings
American Foulbrood (AFB) - Sunken Cappings
American Foulbrood (AFB) - Ropiness Test
American Foulbrood (AFB) - Scales in the Bottom of the Cells
pupal tongue stage
American Foulbrood (AFB) infected comb
AFB scale in old comb
AFB infection, another example of the ropiness test
Burning an AFB infected colony: the control method applied in the UK
AFB infection, perforated and sunken cell cappings
NBU bee inspector inspecting a comb for disease
Training beekeepers how to check bees for disease
Paenibacillus larvae (AFB) magnification X1000
Moist sunken cappings from AFB
From: Foulbrood Disease of Honey Bees and other common brood disorders (B0087/0313)
In England and Wales there are two notifiable bee pests, the Small hive beetle and the Tropilaelaps mite, and there are two notifiable bee diseases, American and European foulbrood. If you find signs of a notifiable disease or pest in any of your colonies, you must contact your regional bee inspector or the National Bee Unit (NBU) to request a free inspection of your bees. Failure to do so is an offence under the Bee Diseases and Pest Control Order 2006 (as amended), so do not delay. The legislation is quite clear that mere suspicion is enough, so it is better to be safe than sorry, and you will also be protecting your fellow local beekeepers and their bees. The Bee Diseases and Pests Control (England) Order 2006 has also been amended by the Bee Diseases and Pests Control Order 2021 which made Varroa reportable at apiary level. For varroa see here >>Beebase
The links down the left and below are to various articles, documentation and websites dealing with the pests and diseases of the honey bee:-
BeeBase is the Animal and Plant Health Agency's (APHA) National Bee Unit website. It is designed for beekeepers and supports Defra, WAG and Scotland's Bee Health Programmes and Plan, which set out to protect and sustain our valuable national bee stocks
[Plant Heath Australia] The Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) is the peak honey bee industry body that represents the interests of its member state beekeeping organisations and beekeepers from around Australia.
The BBKA was set up in 1874 to promote and further the craft of beekeeping and to advance the education of the public in the importance of bees in the environment. It is the UK's leading organisation representing beekeepers.
The Scottish Beekeepers Association, founded in 1912, is the national beekeeping body for Scotland. We represent our members at national and international level. The association was first registered as a Scottish charity in 1942, and became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) on 9 December 2014.
We are the Welsh National Beekeeping Association to which the nineteen local Associations within Wales are affiliated. You could, perhaps, see us as a honey bee, the head being the voice of beekeeping in Wales, the thorax being the hub of information and the abdomen the catalyst for action.
WBA/CGC
From: The Small Hive Beetle - a serious threat to European apiculture (BOO95/1213)
The Association maintains an apiary at an organic farm in North Shropshire. We hold regular meetings at the apiary during the summer, where members old and new can gain experience in handling bees.
We encourage and develop
the art and science of bee keeping
We strive to educate
Through group meetings, practical out apiary events and educational support