: a destructive disease of honeybee larvae caused by bacteria (such as Bacillus larvae)
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Recent Examples on the WebAccording to the Food and Drug Administration, one of the main sources of a honey bee's death is the American foulbrood disease. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2022 Phytochemicals have even been shown to inhibit the bacteria that cause European and American foulbrood, the latter of which is so devastating and contagious that burning whole hives is recommended to prevent its spread. Berly Mccoy, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2021 Unlike human inspectors, dogs don’t need the hives opened up to check them for foulbrood.New York Times, 3 July 2018 The insects are afflicted by scourges ranging from varroosis (caused by mites) to the bacterial disease American foulbrood. Annie Sneed, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2018