European Foulbrood: New Perspectives on a Changing Honey Bee Brood Disease

Organizer(s)

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  Andony Melathopoulos

  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, Oregon
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  Priya Chakrabarti Basu (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Entomology
  Washington State University, Washington
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  Ryan Kuesel

  Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Department of Entomology
  Washington State University
  Pullman, Washington
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  Ramesh Sagili (he/him/his)

  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, Oregon
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  Meghan Milbrath

  Assistant Professor
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, Michigan

European foulbood (EFB) disease is one of the oldest and least understood disease of honey bees in the U.S. The symposium considers recent research to better resolves the etiology of EFB, to understand why the incidence and severity is increasing, and how to best intervene in the disease cycle.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Pacific

  Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Andony Melathopoulos – Oregon State University
• 1:35 PM - 1:52 PM Pacific

  Unraveling European foulbrood: Preliminary insights from a longitudinal study
  

  Presenting Author: Ramesh Sagili (he/him/his) – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Andony Melathopoulos – Oregon State University
• 1:52 PM - 2:09 PM Pacific

  Impacts of blueberry pollination on European foulbrood incidence and honey bee colony health
  

  Presenting Author: Ryan Kuesel – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Brandon Hopkins – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Taydin Macon – Washington State University
• 2:09 PM - 2:26 PM Pacific

  Understanding the European foulbrood diseases epidemiology in honey bee larvae
  

  Presenting Author: Priya Chakrabarti Basu (she/her/hers) – Washington State University
• 2:26 PM - 2:43 PM Pacific

  Quantifying Melissococcus plutonius in honey bee larvae to investigate spatiotemporal patterns of European foulbrood disease
  

  Presenting Author: Tori Schummer – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Maud David – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Isabella Risser – Oregon State University
• 2:43 PM - 2:58 PM Pacific

  Break
• 2:58 PM - 3:15 PM Pacific

  Antimicrobial control of European foulbrood disease in western Canada
  

  Presenting Author: Sarah Wood – Western College of Veterinary Medicine

  Co-Author: Midhun Jose – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Thanuri Edirithilake – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Yashoda Wickramasinghe – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Oleksii Obshta – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Julia Tregobov – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Marina Bezerra Da Silva – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Emilio Tellarini Prieto – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Serhii Kondratiuk – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Marcelo Camilli – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Alvaro De La Mora – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Rosephine Enadeghe – University of Saskatechewan

  Co-Author: Belarmino Neto – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Igor Moshynskyy – University of Saskatechewan

  Co-Author: Ryan Merkl – University of Saskatchewan

  Co-Author: Elemir Simko – University of Saskatchewan
• 3:15 PM - 3:32 PM Pacific

  Probiotics as a possible EFB management tool
  

  Presenting Author: Elina Niño – University of California

  Co-Author: Brendan Daisley – Uniiversity of Guelph

  Co-Author: Maud David – Oregon State University
• 3:32 PM - 3:49 PM Pacific

  Estimating the economic value of EFB treatment using mathematical optimization
  

  Presenting Author: Logan McGlamery – Oregon State University
• 3:49 PM - 4:06 PM Pacific

  Topics in European foulbrood
  

  Presenting Author: Peter Fowler – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Meghan Milbrath – Michigan State University
• 4:06 PM - 4:11 PM Pacific

  Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Andony Melathopoulos – Oregon State University