Control of American Foul Brood Disease (AFB) in Honey Bee Using Thyme Extracts and Thymol
Ethanolic extracts here of Thyme (Thymbra spicata) were tested for their inhibitory action on Paenibacillus larvae the causative agent of American foul brood with different concentration by using disc assay and mixed with culture media.Results showd that 3000mg / disc and 3000 mg / ml was the effective concentroation for the both methods.Thymol was