Bee disease found in Perthshire

An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been found in a single hive in an apiary in the Stanley area of Perthshire.

Ewan Pate
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Bee disease found in Perthshire

An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been found in a single hive in an apiary in the Stanley area of Perthshire. This is the first finding of AFB in Scotland this year. It is a notifiable disease...

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