Preventative antibiotic treatments for honey bee colonies

Authors
Spivak, M
Citation
M. Spivak, Preventative antibiotic treatments for honey bee colonies, AM BEE J, 140(11), 2000, pp. 867-868
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00027626 → ACNP
Volume
140
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
867 - 868
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7626(200011)140:11<867:PATFHB>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Many beekeepers routinely give their colonies prophylactic doses of the ant ibiotic Terramycin (TM(R)) to prevent the expression of American foulbrood disease. Is this a sound practice?.