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Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology

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Grad Poster Competition: PBT, Apiculture, Behavior, Biochemistry, and Insecticides

D3032: Honey bee sampling methods and evaluation of European foulbrood

Monday, November 11, 2024
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 6, PCC
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European foulbrood (EFB) is a honey bee brood disease caused by the bacteria Melissococcus plutonius. Honey bee larvae infected by EFB have a lower probability of survival. Infected larvae often exhibit a spotty brood pattern, a yellow or brown color, visible trachea and sometimes, a hard scale is set in the bottom of a wax cell too. In this study, we are working alongside three other universities to further understand the causativemechanisms of EFB. We are currently evaluating 144 honey bee colonies for EFB incidences throughout a two-year period. In this poster, we will discuss the widespread incidences of EFB in honey bee colonies commercially pollinating blueberries and our sampling methods to evaluate these 144 colonies.