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There are a number of infectious diseases and parasites that can have serious consequences for a bee colony.
Among them are:
*American foulbrood - a highly infectious bacterial infection that leads to the death of bee brood
*European foulbrood - a bacterial infection that leads to the death of bee brood
*Nosema - a fungal infection that affects the adult bees intestinal tract
*Chalkbrood - a fungal infection that affects the brood, ultimately killing it
*Stone brood - a fungal infection that affects the brood, ultimately killing it
*[[Varroa]] - a parasitic mite that often leads to secondary infections, such as a number of viruses, that end up killing the colony over the course of a few years.
*a number of different viruses
Detailed descriptions of these diseases that affect all honey bee subspecies can be found for example [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diseases_of_the_honey_bee here]
Diseases have to be kept in mind when exporting/importing bees - there are many strict veterianry regulations regarding this.
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Among them are:
*American foulbrood - a highly infectious bacterial infection that leads to the death of bee brood
*European foulbrood - a bacterial infection that leads to the death of bee brood
*Nosema - a fungal infection that affects the adult bees intestinal tract
*Chalkbrood - a fungal infection that affects the brood, ultimately killing it
*Stone brood - a fungal infection that affects the brood, ultimately killing it
*[[Varroa]] - a parasitic mite that often leads to secondary infections, such as a number of viruses, that end up killing the colony over the course of a few years.
*a number of different viruses
Detailed descriptions of these diseases that affect all honey bee subspecies can be found for example [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diseases_of_the_honey_bee here]
Diseases have to be kept in mind when exporting/importing bees - there are many strict veterianry regulations regarding this.
REGULATIONS
MOVING BEES AROUND
