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Hive Health
Resistant AFB found in Nova Scotia
In January, 2007 the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture received confirmation that one of the samples sent to the USDA Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland was found to have AFB spores that are resistant to oxytetracycline.
This information was sent out to NSBA members with e-mail and is repeated here for those of you who do not have access to e-mail and/or do not regularly read your e-mail. Two web sites were identified with the information on AFB and rAFB www.capapbees.ca and www.honeycouncil.ca. Two additional sites are listed here that provide further information.
This site has excellent pictures of AFB disease symptoms and management techniques: http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/pest&disease/pppdIndex.html
This site documents methods to diagnosis AFB in the field and laboratory:
http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/bkCD/Bee_Diseases/Diagnosis.html
Membership
Number of Hives
0-10
11-99
100-500
500 plus |
Annual Fee (with 14% HST)
$42.20
$113.00
$226.00
$395.50 |
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 Download NSBA Membership Form and send to:
NSBA c/o Joanne Moran
PO Box 373, Aylesford, NS.
B0P 1C0 |
Nova Scotia Contacts
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Bee Health Advisor
Joanne Moran
Provincial Bee Health Advisor
NS Dept of Agriculture
32 Main St Kentville B4N 1J5
p: (902) 679-6044
f: 679-6062
e: jmoran@gov.ns.ca
Maritime Director
Tom Trueman
NSBA
200 Etter Ridge Rd., Aulac E4L 2V2
p: (506) 536-2854
e: nsba@ns.sympatico.ca
NSBA Executive
Paul Dickie
Vice President
RR 4, Shubenacadie, B0N 2H0
p: (902) 261-2721
f:
e: honeymeadowsfarm@ns.sympatico.ca
Tom Cosman
NSBA Treasurer
Cosman & Whidden Honey Limited
9925 Hwy 1, Wolfville, B4P 2R2
p: (902) 542-9443
f:
e: cwhoney@ns.sympatico.ca
Gary Smeltzer
NSBA Director
GG Smeltzer & Son Box 325
Shubenacadie, B0N 2H0
p: (902) 758-2117
f:
e: smeltzers@ns.sympatico.ca
Tony Phillips
Past President
RR 1, Debert, B0M 1G0
p: (902) 662-2399
f:
e: philbee@ns.sympatico.ca |
Jerry Draheim
NSBA Director
Honeywind Farm RR 2
Port Howe, B0K 1K0
p: (902) 447-2948
f:
e: honeywindfarm@seaside.ns.ca
Roger Morash
President
305055 357 Hwy
Elderbank, B0N 1K0
p: (902) 384-2474
f:
e: ashhill.farm@ns.sympatico.ca
Paul Kittilsen
Kittilsen's Honey
80 George Weatherby Rd, Debert, B0M 1G0
p: (902) 662-4072
f: 662-2908
e: pl.kittilsen@ns.sympatico.ca
Researchers
Dick Rogers
Wildwood Labs
53 Blossom Drive, Kentville, B4N 3Z1
p: (902) 679-2818
f: 679-0637
e: drogers@wildwoodlabs.com
Kenna McKenzie
Research Station Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Kentville, B4N 1J5
p: (902) 679-5731
f: 679-2311
e: mackenziek@agr.gc.ca |
