The bees are taking it from all sides. :( #foulbrood #varroa

Now there is a huge opportunity to protect #honeybees against a deadly disease.

I've just published a short piece about Dalan Animal Health's conditional approval from U.S.D.A for the world’s first honeybee vaccine against American #foulbrood.

https://kemalyaylali.medium.com/first-vaccine-for-honeybees-is-ready-dceb828a1a6f

How much will the new AFB vaccine help honey bees? - Honey Bee Suite https://www.honeybeesuite.com/how-much-will-the-new-afb-vaccine-help-honey-bees/
#bees #honey #honeybees #foulbrood #afb #nature

US approval of a method of #vaccination of #honeybees for American #foulbrood via feeding queens.

💉 🐝

Besides the obvious benefits for #agricultural production, this also opens the door for vaccination of other #insects for other purposes – #agriculture, #forestry, #medicine, #conservation...

SciComm article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-first-vaccine-for-honeybees-is-here-180981400/

Peer reviewed article: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.946237/full

US approves world’s first vaccine for declining honey bees

It was engineered to prevent fatalities from American foulbrood disease, a bacterial condition known to weaken colonies by attacking bee larvae.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64180181

#bees #beekeeping #foulbrood #vaccine #usda

There will be a new vaccine on the market, but not for humans. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture conditionally approved the first vaccine for #honeybees. It fights against a bacterial infection called American #Foulbrood. The vaccine trials, were run by a biotech company called Dalan Animal Health.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/1147737268/a-new-vaccine-will-protect-honeybees-from-a-bacterial-disease-affecting-their-la
#news #bees #nature #wildlife #science #sciencenews

“The company, #DalanAnimalHealth, which is based in Athens, GA, developed a prophylactic vaccine that protects honeybees from American #foulbrood, an aggressive bacterium that can spread quickly from hive to hive. Previous treatments included burning infected colonies & all of the associated equipment, or using antibiotics.“