Pests and Diseases

Africanised honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata), otherwise known as ‘killer bees,’ are a subspecies of the traditional European honey bee. The r...

American Foulbrood is a notifiable disease. If you suspect AFB may be present in your hive contact your local department of agriculture or apiary i...

There are two primary species of wax moths that can infest a European honey bee hive — the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella), and the lesser w...