From: "deelusbybeekeeper" <deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 18:35:24 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: How do you tell diseases apart

Chris wrote:
> You misunderstand what I wrote. There is AFAIK no resistance of EFB to
> Oxytetracycline in the UK. It just doesn't do the job of eliminating EFB.
> It only suppresses it temporarily, then it flares up again. It is a
> bacteriostat rather than a bacteriocide. This is almost certainly the case
> everywhere it is used which is why it has to be used so often. The chemical
> treadmill.

Reply:

Ohhh I see Chris. Sorry I mis understood you. The stuff used to work for us
too in the beginning, and then more and more had to be used, just like on the
chemical treadmill until the disease would pay no attention to it, and keep
flaring up even worse each time. Just like chemical resistance to mites
getting harder and more often used. So you say it is a bacteriostat rather
then a bacteriocide causing this chemical treadmill action and the stuff not
working. Okay! I will buy that explaination.

But in truth then, it's not working and you are beyond the treatment stages
then with many bees having it, so they are now recommending shakedowns that
don't require the various dopes. Okay, Chris, I understand old DRASTIC
shakedowns. and yes, IT DOES WORK! So now if you are shaking down anyway,
you going to try more small cell while at it, so you don't go through the
shakedown loop again? or at least for the ones that will survive the
shakedowns?

> It appears as if our scientists have wised up to it.

Reply:

Glad they are recommending shakedowns. Does this mean nothing to replace the
TM with? or got to save the antibiotics for people now and wean the bees
off?

Best Regards,

Dee A. Lusby