American Foulbrood (AFB) is an infectious brood disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae var larvae. It is the most destructive and widespread of the honeybee brood diseases.
AFB disseminates rapidly through the colony and, if left unchecked, spreads quickly to other healthy colonies both in the same apiary and those nearby.
 
 
 

It is vitally important to detect AFB as early as possible in order to prevent its further spread to healthy colonies.

Vita’s quick and effective Diagnostic Kit, developed with Central Science Laboratory Pocket Diagnostics, enables every eekeeper to test their hives at the first suspicion of the presence of AFB.

Vita’s Diagnostic Kit takes just 3 minutes to give a result and has been validated with 98%+ accuracy
 
 
   
 
 
 
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