Value of honey bee pollination to the Australian economy
Since the mid-1980s, economists have made numerous attempts at estimating the value of honey bee pollination to the Australian economy. The exercise is not straightforward,...
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Published: 19 Jan 2007
Author(s): Greer, Patricia
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American Foulbrood (AFB) is a serious bacterial disease of honeybees in Australia, causing major economic loss to apiarists. Infection is known to occur in a variety of ways including ingestion of contaminated honey or pollen, the interchange of contaminated equipment between colonies and drifting of bees between colonies.