American Foulbrood Disease, an Overwhelming Problem in Honey bee (Apis Mellifera) in Kohat and Peshawar Districts, Pakistan
Authors
Zakir Ullah
Haroon
Muhammad Kashif
Noor Ul Akbar
Sheeba Kanwal
Bahar ullah Khattak
Faiz Ur Rehamn
Keywords:
AFB,
Honey Bee,
Beekeepers,
Kohat,
Peshawar
Abstract
American Foulbrood (AFB) disease caused by the bacteria Paenibacillus larvae, is a serious disease of honeybee throughout the world, that bring down a considerable economic loss to the beekeepers. All work was undertaken in the commercial Apiaries of Kohat and Peshawar regions that showed visual signs of AFB infection. In the investigated 32 Apiaries (containing 2100 colonies), 26 colonies were identified positive for AFB. This work was valuable for the over production of honey bees to kill the AFB bacteria which were identified in the current study.
