AFB | Apiarist's Advocate

Taylor Houston

AFB 'Vaccine’ Researchers Seek Beekeeper Input

Recently the ABAtE lab has been in full swing hunting down the final pieces of a 'phage cocktail to treat AFB, and now...

Frank Lindsay

Keep the AFB Dogs Research Alive – Your Help is Needed

Without funding, research into the viability of AFB sniffer dogs is likely to go by the wayside, but SNIBG are proposing a solution...

Patrick Dawkins

Talking Points from a Science Symposium Growing in Popularity

A mix of detailed in-depth scientific presentation and more generalised discussion over beekeeping and industry matters hallmarked...

Patrick Dawkins

AFB Elimination and the Tools at Hand

We take a deep dive into the tools and technologies available to try and reach AFB elimination...

Patrick Dawkins

NZBI to Launch Separate AFB Consultation

Unhappy with the timing of the AFB PMP Agency's consultation on the Plan, New Zealand Beekeeping Inc are launching a separate review...

Patrick Dawkins

Phage Research into AFB Prevention Gets Funding Boost

Research into the use of phages as a treatment against AFB has gained more funding, moving it a step closer to field trials...

Frank Lindsay

AFB Dogs Dilemma: A Step Towards a Solution

AFB detector dog research has hit a funding brick wall. Frank Lindsay outlines why and floats a potential solution...

Nigel Costley

AFB Dogs – Scepticism Warranted?

Former AFB recognition tutor Nigel Costley poses an "acid question" on the role of AFB dogs and their recent research...

Patrick Dawkins

Passing the Sniff Test

Could the opportunity to better develop dogs as an AFB detection tool pass beekeepers and the Management Agency by?...

Patrick Dawkins

Euthanasia and welfare of managed honey bee colonies

While euthanising hives is surely the most dispiriting aspect of a beekeeper’s work. It is a task which, at times, is unavoidable...

Drs Rachael Bonoan & Phil Starks

Honey Bee’s Healthy Alternatives to Social Distancing

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: BROUGHT TO YOU BY DNATURE As New Zealand continues to use lockdowns to combat Covid-19, this month our regular dive...