european foulbrood — noun Usage: usually capitalized E : a foulbrood that is caused by a bacillus (Bacillus alvei) and that differs from American foulbrood chiefly in the absence of ropiness of affected larvae … Useful english dictionary
European foulbrood disease — noun a bacterial disease of the larvae of honey bees which causes low honey output and even the death of the hive or nest; first occurrence in Australia in Queensland in 1950, but now widespread in the eastern states. Abbrev.: EFBD Also, European …
foulbrood — foul·brood (foulґbr d) a contagious disease of honeybees in which larvae are abnormal; the two kinds are American foulbrood, caused by Bacillus larvae, and European foulbrood, caused by B. alvei … Medical dictionary
foulbrood — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of three destructive bacterial diseases of the larvae of the honeybee: a. : american foulbrood b. : european foulbrood c. : parafoulbrood * * * /fowl broohd … Useful english dictionary
European brood disease — noun → European foulbrood disease …
EFBD — European foulbrood disease …
Diseases of the honey bee — or abnormal hive conditions include: Contents 1 Pests and parasites 1.1 Varroa mites 1.1.1 Treatment 1.2 Acarine (Tracheal) mit … Wikipedia
beekeeping — /bee kee ping/, n. the rearing and breeding of honeybees; apiculture. [1830 40; BEE1 + KEEPING] * * * or apiculture Care and manipulation of honeybees to enable them to produce and store more honey than they need so that the excess can be… … Universalium
Colony collapse disorder — Honey bees entering a beehive Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the… … Wikipedia
Colony Collapse Disorder — (or CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or Western honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the term Colony Collapse Disorder was first applied to a… … Wikipedia
