AFB....how easy is it to transfer to other Hives?

[rdy-b]

there is a method    http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,17215.0.html   RDY-B

[Brian D. Bray]

I've known of cases when a beekeeper had "misplaced" some gloves and hive tools after working with AFB hives.  He found them years later and put them to use, after ALL of his hives became infected with AFB he remembered why he'd "misplaced" the items. 

If you use tools on an AFB hive be sure to disinfect or destroy them so it spores can't be passed on.  AFB spores have been know to survive on contaminated equipment for over 20 years, per the above incident.

Best bet, as Understudy says, don't wear gloves and disinfect between suspect hives and others.  A responsible bee inspector will disinfect his equipment before and after each bee yard he visits and in most areas this is a requirment of the job.