The use of antibiotics is not permitted in Switzerland; moreover, no other medication exists to combat European foul brood. Hives with symptoms must therefore be destroyed in order to limit the outbreak, and the contaminated material must be sanitised. Since prevention is the best cure, early detection is desirable. Numerous studies have been undertaken and documents have been created at the Swiss Bee Research Centre and elsewhere to draw the attention of beekeepers to these problems and inform them about the causes and the control measures to be implemented.

Merkblatt zur erkennung von Bienenbrutkrankheiten (German (PDF, 357 kB, 18.10.2017) and French (PDF, 226 kB, 02.02.2017))
M. Tschumi (2011)

Publication List

Institutional Repository Agroscope

Publication List

Publications Andreas Lüscher

Schaub S., Buchmann N., Lüscher A., Finger R.
Economic benefits from plant species diversity in intensively managed grasslands.
Ecological Economics, 168, 2020, 1-12.

Fox A., Lüscher A., Widmer F.
Plant species identity drives soil microbial community structures that persist under a following crop.
Ecology and Evolution, 10, 2020, 8652-8668.

Finn J. A., Suter M., Haughey E., Lüscher A.
Species richness increased yield stability in intensively managed grasslands subjected to experimental drought.
In: International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (ISCRAES 2020). ISCRAES Book of Abstracts Series 1, October, Publ. M.I. Khalil and B.A. Osborne, University College Dublin and Prudence College Dublin, Ireland. 2020, 53.

Klaus V.H., Richter F., Buchmann N., Jan P., El Benni N., Lüscher A.
Effects of organic farming on ecosystem services and multifunctionality in Switzerland: the ServiceGrass project.
In: Proceedings of the 28th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation - Grassland Science in Europe, Volume 25. 19.10., Publ. The Organising Committee of the 28th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 2020, 505-507.

Suter M., Huguenin-Elie O., Lüscher A.
Multifunctionality of sown grassland is enhanced by species diversity: A contribution to sustainable agriculture.
In: International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (ISCRAES 2020). 4 - 6 November, Publ. CRAES. 2020, 54.

Zehnder T., Lüscher A., Ritzmann C., Pauler C., Bérard J., Kreuzer M., Schneider M. K.
Dominant shrub species are a strong predictor of plant species diversity along subalpine pasture-shrub transects.
Alpine Botany, 130, 2020, 141-156.

Klötzli J., Schaffner U., Suter M., Lüscher A.
Experimental trials managed by Agroscope and AGFF: Integrated Weed Management: PRActical Implementation and Solutions for Europe.
Veneto Agricoltura - Agenzia veneta per l’innovazione nel settore primario, Veneto. 30 April, 2020, 5 pp.

Suter M., Lüscher A.
Gestresstes Grünland erholt sich gut.
Top Agrar, 6, 2020, 28-29.

Fox A., Suter M., Widmer F., Lüscher A.
Positive legacy effect of previous legume proportion in a ley on the performance of a following crop of Lolium multiflorum.
Plant and Soil, 447, 2020, 497-506.

Finn J. A., Suter M., Haughey E., Hofer D., Lüscher A.
Multi-species grassland mixtures increase yield stability, even under drought conditions.
In: . 11 December, Publ. British Ecological Society. 2019.

Suter M., Huguenin-Elie O., Lüscher A.
Species diversity enhances multifunctionality of sown grassland.
In: Symposium: Above- and belowground Biodiversity for Sustainable Ecosystems. 14./15. November, Publ. Agroscope, Zürich. 2019.

Schneider M. K., Zehnder T., Bérard J., Kreuzer M., Lüscher A.
Verbindung von Produktions- und Naturschutzzielen durch die extensive Beweidung von Grenzertragslagen.
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Grünland und Futterbau AGFF, 6, 2019, 45-48.

Finn J.A., Suter M., Haughey E., Hofer D., Lüscher A.
Species richness increased yield stability in intensively managed grasslands subjected to experimental drought.
Grassland Science in Europe, 24, 2019, 131-133.

Gilgen A.K., Klaus V.H., Lüscher A., Buchmann N.
"From research - for practice": translating research findings for practical application.
Grassland Science in Europe, 24, 2019, 536.

Silva L., Fox A., Lüscher A., Barreiro A., Dimitrova Mårtensson L.M., Vieira A., Parelho C., Cruz C., Melo J., Musyoki M., Zimmermann J., Rasche F., Widmer F.
Linking above- and belowground diversity: plants and microbes as indicators of grassland management intensity.
Grassland Science in Europe, 24, 2019, 468.

Musyoki M., Melo J., Zimmermann J., Guo Y., Jongen M., Cruz C., Fox A., Lüscher A., Widmer F., Barreiro A., Dimitrova Mårtensson L.M., Silva L., Vieira Â., Parelho C., Rasche F.
Soil enzyme activities as driven by contrasting agro-ecologies and management practices in grassland across Europe.
Grassland Science in Europe, 24, 2019, 467.

Fox A., Lüscher A., Barreiro A., Dimitrova Mårtensson L.M., Silva L., Vieira Â.F., Parelho C., Cruz C., Melo J., Musyoki M., Zimmermann J., Rasche F., Widmer F.
The distribution of bacterial operational taxonomic units in European grasslands.
Grassland Science in Europe, 24, 2019, 466.

Barreiro A., Fox A., Lüscher A., Widmer F., Vieira A., Parelho C., Silva L., Melo J., Cruz C., Musyoki M., Zimmermann J., Rasche F., Dimitrova Martensson L.M.
Soil microbial biomass and community structure in differently managed grasslands along a European gradient.
Grassland Science in Europe, 24, 2019, 464.

Hammelehle A., Mayer J., Lüscher A., Mäder P., Oberson A.
The 15N natural abundance and enrichment techniques provide similar estimates of N transfer.
Grassland Science in Europe, 24, 2019, 344.

Schaub S., Buchmann N., Lüscher A., Finger R.
The economic value of species diversity in intensively managed grasslands.
Grassland Science in Europe, 24, 2019, 225.