Any thoughts on whether CCD can be transmitted from colony to colony by the beekeeper?
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Any thoughts on whether CCD can be transmitted from colony to colony by the beekeeper?
Not knowing what CCD actually is, how would one know if YOU had transmitted it?
My guess is, "the weather" can not be transmitted :)
The CCD group says don't swap frames from CCD deadouts to going hives.
dickm
Thanks, Dick. I'm wondering about stuff like hive tools and gloves too. Guess it wouldn't hurt to treat those things the same as frames and try to avoid spreading it. I'm gonna end up with a separate tool, brush, and gloves for each hive.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by dickm
It would be very difficult to maintain such sterile handling to prevent cross contamination if a viral, fungal, or parasite problem...how would you sterilize your frames?
The best solution would be to stop all interstate transportation of bees and monitor state by state health. I know that will anger many keepers but the wholesale transportation of hives interstate has only proven to be a disease/parasite nightmare.
This suggests that CCD has no vectors and is primarily transmitted via fomites (inanimate objects) by beekeepers.Quote:
Originally Posted by dickm
Hey wait a minute I heard that cell phones were spreading it?
It's secret KGB operators spreading it to take us over