Beekeeping Glossary

Beekeeping terms, explained briefly and with sources.

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Acute Bee Paralysis Virus (ABPV) The Acute Bee Paralysis Virus, ABPV for short, belongs to a group of closely related viruses that are present latently in many colonies.
American Foulbrood American Foulbrood is a bacterial brood disease caused by Paenibacillus larvae.
Amoeba Dysentery Amoeba dysentery is caused by the single-celled organism Malpighamoeba mellificae.
Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) The Asian hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax is an introduced species that has been spreading in Germany since it was first detected near Karlsruhe in 2014.