USDA approves first American Foulbrood vaccine for honeybees

A new treatment developed by Dalan Animal Health will protect honeybees from American Foulbrood disease (AFB).

Amy Floyd, Head of Beekeeper Relations for Dalan tells Brownfield AFB is a highly contagious bacterial disease that kills honeybee larvae, and until now the only treatment method was to incinerate hives and infected equipment.

She says the USDA granted a conditional license for their vaccine in December, which is an oral treatment mixed into a sugary substance called “queen candy” and fed to worker bees.

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