US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees

Hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination

The world’s first vaccine for honeybees has been approved for use by the US government, raising hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination.

The US department of agriculture (USDA) has granted a conditional license for a vaccine created by Dalan Animal Health, a US biotech company, to help protect honeybees from American foulbrood disease.