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foulbrood [′fau̇l‚brüd] (invertebrate zoology) The common name for three destructive bacterial diseases of honeybee larvae. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The European honey bee has long battled a variety of diseases, including the smelly, aptly named foulbrood. Honeybee health has been under attack in recent years by diseases, insects and particularly the bacterium Paenibac llus larvae, which causes foulbrood disease in the bee's larvae. In this piece, she states that beekeepers burn a hive when the bees are infected with American Foulbrood, a fatal and highly contagious bacterial disease in bees. |
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