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Common diseases that affect bees

1. American Foulbrood: It’s caused by bacteria. Larvae up to

3 days old become infected by ingesting spores that are pre-
sent in their food.

2. Stonebrood: A disease of honey bees caused by fungi that

cover the larvae with a hard layer of powdery spores.

3. Baldbrood: Bald brood is caused by the Lesser wax moth.

4. European FoulBrood: This is often found when there is an

insufficient number of bees to attend brood. European

Foulbrood is transmitted when the bacteria become mixed

with the bee nectar or diluted honey, and then fed to young

larvae.

5. Nosema. This is caused by fungi. It is the most common

and widespread disease of adult honey bee diseases