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Samples for bee disease diagnosis

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Primefact Number: 895    Edition: First edition    Released/reviewed: Apr 2009

Bee diseases and their characteristic signs can be very confusing to the average beekeeper.

Wrong diagnosis can be a major problem, particularly when serious brood diseases are involved.

Beekeepers can obtain accurate diagnoses by sending samples of suspect material to the NSW DPI Veterinary Laboratory.

This Primefact covers the following topics:

  • What to send
  • Smears
  • Comb samples
  • Adult bees
  • Sending samples
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