SUMMARY: Beekeepers in Mississippi are facing a threat to their colonies from European foul brood disease. A two-year field study is being conducted by scientists to investigate the cause of the disease and find ways to sustain the colonies longer. Dr. Priya Basu, an assistant professor of pollinator health and apiculture at Mississippi State University, is leading the research. Nearly half of commercial honey bees in the U.S. died last year, adding stress to beekeepers. While the disease can be treated with antibiotics, honey produced by treated bees cannot be sold for human consumption until weeks after treatment.

Disease threatening Mississippi honeybees.

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