Abstract
Diseases of honey bees a re reviewed in relation t o their importance to the New Zealand beekeeping industry. Honey bees (Apis mellifica L.) were first brought to New Zealand from England in 1839. Beekeeping developed rapidly and importation of varieties of the various races of bees from European countries, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A. was frequent until controls were introduced recently. We would expect t o find the main diseases of bees in this country and, with the noticeable exception of acarine disease and European foulbrood, such is indeed the case. In what follows, organisms, and the disease they cause a r e discussed in relation to their potential o r actual occurrence and importance a s entities in this country.
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