Further Information and Important Reading

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• BeeAware - a hub of information about honey bee biosecurity, including templates for record keeping and informative videos. BeeAware is funded by the Australian honey bee industry, pollinator-reliant plant industries, Plant Health Australia, governments and R&D agencies: www.beeaware.org.au​
• Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC): www.honeybee.org.au
• Plant health Australia: http://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/industries/honey-bees/  - access to biosecurity plans, manuals and resources.
  
• Plant health Australia's online training course "Biosecurity for Beekeepers" provides advice on keeping honey bees healthy using industry best practice: https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/resources/training/biosecurity-online-training/​
  
• BeeConnected! Any beekeeper who would like to be connected with farmers near their beehives, or would like to be informed of crop protection activities near their beehives, will find BeeConnected a valuable tool: https://www.croplife.org.au/resources/programs/beeconnected/
  
• The National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/animal/health/amr
  
• AgriFutures Australia is one of 15 Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) that service the Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) needs of Australian rural industries. They represent the research needs for 13 rural industries, including honey bee and pollination. The website includes relevant news and event, as well as publications that can be downloaded for free.​ https://agrifutures.com.au/rural-industries/honey-bee-pollination/
  

Other Useful Publications

• World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/standards/codes-and-manuals/terrestrial-manual-online-access/
• Managing AFB. Guidelines for the identification and management of American foulbrood – a fatal disease of honey bee colonies. Dr Doug Somerville (Technical Specialist Honey Bees): http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/558434/managing-afb.pdf
• Elimination of American Foulbrood Disease without the use of Drugs: A Practical Manual for Beekeepers, by Mark Goodwin. Revised Edition 2006. National Beekeepers' Association of New Zealand (Inc).
• Sterilising beekeeping equipment infected with American foulbrood disease spores. Goodwin, RM, Haine, HM (1998); New Zealand Beekeeper (5) 9:13.

Relevant Legislation

• ​Biosecurity Act 2019: https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2019-022
  
• Biosecurity Regulations 2022: ​https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sr-2022-083​
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