Suspected Bee Disease (Notification)

If you suspect that your bee colonies have been affected by American foulbrood (amerikansk yngelröta) or tracheal mites (trakékvalster), you must immediately report this to the supervisor in your district or to the County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen). The supervisor will then come and examine the infected bee colonies.

If you have bees in an area that has not yet been declared infected with Varroa mites (varroakvalster) (mainly northern Sweden), you must also report findings of Varroa mites to the supervisor or Länsstyrelsen. This is an important part of preventing the spread of contagious bee diseases.

Requirements

  • Notification obligation: Suspicion of American foulbrood or tracheal mites must be reported immediately.
  • Varroa mites: In areas not declared infected with Varroa mites, findings of Varroa mites must be reported.
  • Recipient: Notification is made to the supervisor in your district or to the County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen).

Procedure

  • Notification: Immediately when suspicion arises, notification must be made to the supervisor or County Administrative Board.
  • Examination: The supervisor will come and examine the infected bee colonies.
  • Infected areas: Information on which areas are declared infected with Varroa mites is available on the Swedish Board of Agriculture's (Jordbruksverket) website.