Tes Kit Diagnostic American foulbrood AFB.

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Tes or Kit of field diagnosis for American foulbrood, it is a tool with enough reliability that allows to carry out the test for American foulbrood (AFB) in honey bee larvae and obtain the results almost immediately.
It is quick and easy to use and without the need for laboratory analysis.
AFB is a disease of the young that can have significant consequences.
The bacteria (Paenibacillus larvae) affect larvae that are 2 to 3 days old.
The detection kit includes various tools (spatula, vial, pipette and test plate) to perform a brood analysis.

Symptoms of American foulbrood:

• Dry and dull larvae.
• Larvae in atypical positions.
• Mosaic breeding with the smell of putrefaction.
• Dark and perforated gills.
• Weakening of the colony or even depopulation.

How to use:

• Remove a larva or pupa with suspicious symptoms.
• Place the larva in the bottle containing the buffer solution.
• Shake the vial for 20 seconds to disperse the larvae.
• With the pipette, withdraw some of the liquid from the vial.
• Gently place 3 drops of the sample into the well of the test plate. After 3 minutes, observe the result.

Technical characteristics:

• Brand: Vita.
• Model: American foulbrood diagnosis.