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)

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Publications Marie Blackford

Bianconi V., Sizzano F., Blackford M., Berthoud-dit-Gallon Marchand H., Amiet L., Bailly S., Vuichard F., Monnard C., Bieri S., Barth Y., Descombes C., Lefort F., Cléroux M., Simonin S., Chappuis C. and others
Bioprospection de Metschnikowia pulcherrima pour la vinification du chasselas.
Recherche Agronomique Suisse, 16, 2025, 111-117.

Blackford M., Wins T.
Étude nationale : Évolution du pH et de l’acidité des moûts et des vins.
Vignes et Vergers, 5, 2025, 16-19.

Bianconi V., Sizzano F., Blackford M., Bieri S., Vuichard F., Monnard C., Amiet L., Spring J.-L., Bourdin G., Pfenninger-Bridy N., Dorsaz E., Bach B., Simonin S.
Utilisation de Lachancea thermotolerans pour la bioacidification des mouts : Essai du laboratoire à la cave.
Vignes et Vergers, 1, 2025, 16-19.

Blackford M., Guggenbühl Gasser B., Inderbitzin J., Wiederkehr M., Fuchsmann P., Bieri S., Mackie-Haas K.
Consumer preferences in wine: Traditional vs fungus-resistant varieties in Switzerland.
OENO One, 59, (3), 2025, Article 9239.

Blackford M., Dienesné Nagy A., Deneulin P., Fuchsmann P., Zufferey V., Bourdin G.
What defines the aging signature of Chasselas wines?
In: Macrowine 2025. 23 June, Bolzano (IT). 2025.

Blackford M., Dienesné Nagy A., Bühlmann A., Wins T., Cléroux M., Mackie-Haas K., Bourdin G.
How can yeast modulate Divona’s aromatic profile?
In: Macrowine 2025. 23 June, Bolzano (IT). 2025.

Fuchsmann P., Tintrop L., Wacker S., Dienesné Nagy A., Blackford M., Deneulin P.
Hat gealterter Chasselas Potential ?
ChemiExtra, 3-4, 2025, 6-7.

Bianconi V., Sizzano F., Blackford M., Charles N., Richard J., Kellenberger S., Pfenninger-Bridy N., Dorsaz E., Verdenal P.-T., Zufferey V., Reynard J.-S., Carlen C., Bourdin G.
Enquête sur la nutrition azotée des moûts des cépages Chasselas et Petite Arvine en Valais.
Recherche Agronomique Suisse, 16, 2025, 20-25.

Mondoux A., Devaud C., Fenal R., Blackford M., Viret O.
Opportunités de développement des vins mousseux suisses.
Recherche Agronomique Suisse, 15, 2024, 237-247.

Zufferey V., Delabays N., Verdenal P.-T., Reynard J.-S., Dienesné Nagy A., Belcher S., Lorenzini F., Bieri S., Blackford M., Bourdin G., Spangenberg J. E., Carlen C., Spring J.-L.
Impact des méthodes d'entretien du sol dans les vignobles.
Vignes et Vergers, 5, 2024, 7.

Zeng L., Blackford M., Pelossi C., Furet-Gavallet C.
Filtrieren ohne Verblocken.
Obst+Wein, 160, (4), 2024, 20-23.

Furet-Gavallet C., Zeng L., Blackford M., Pelossi C.
Filtrer sans colmater.
Vignes et Vergers, 4, 2024, 13-17.

Tintrop L., Wacker S., Blackford M., Dienesné Nagy A., Deneulin P., Bieri S., Bourdin G., Fuchsmann P.
Aroma profiling and olfactometric comparison of Chasselas wines at different ages.
In: 17th International Weurman Flavour Research Symposium. 24 September, Publ. Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen (NL). 2024.

Sizzano F., Bianconi V., Blackford M., Bieri S., Vuichard F., Monnard C., Amiet L., Spring J.-L., Dorsaz E., Pfenninger-Bridy N., Simonin S., Bach B., Bourdin G.
Use of Lachancea thermotolerans for the bioacidification of white grape musts: Assays from the bench to the cellar scale.
Fermentation, 10, (9), 2024, 1-12.

Sizzano F., Blackford M., Berthoud-dit-Gallon Marchand H., Bieri S., Lefort F., Simonin S., Bourdin G., Bach B.
Flow cytometry for yeast bioprospection.
In: Cyto 2024-International Cytometry congress. 4 May, Publ. ISAC International Socyety for Advencement in Cytometry, Edinburgh. 2024, 1.

Zufferey V., Delabays N., Verdenal T., Reynard J.-S., Dienesné Nagy A., Belcher S., Lorenzini F., Bieri S., Blackford M., Bourdin G., Spangenberg J. E., Carlen C., Spring J.-L.
Influence de couverts végétaux sur la qualité des raisins et des vins de Chasselas.
Recherche Agronomique Suisse, 15, 2024, 38-46.

Sizzano F., Blackford M., Berthoud-dit-Gallon Marchand H., Amiet L., Bailly S., Vuichard F., Monnard C., Bieri S., Spring J.-L., Barth Y., Descombes C., Lefort F., Cléroux M., Simonin S., Chappuis C. and others
Bioprospecting of a Metschnikowia pulcherrima indigenous strain for Chasselas winemaking in 2022 vintage.
Foods, 12, (24), 2023, 1-17.

Mackie-Haas K., Egli-Künzler L., Wins T., Blackford M., Hoffet F.
Du vignoble au verre: the current state of robust grape cultivars in Switzerland.
In: XXXI International Horticulture Congress: Proceedings IS. on the Vitivinicultural Sector: Which Tools to Face Current Challenges?. 1370, Publ. International Society of Horticultural Science, Acta Horticulture. 2023, 67-82.

Blackford M., Furet-Gavallet C., Zeng L.
La filtration des vins, une évolution technique au cours du temps.
Vignes et Vergers, 10, 2023, 10-14.

Furet-Gavallet C., Zeng L., Blackford M., Pelossi C.
Filtre à plaques ou filtre tangentiel : le duel financier.
Vignes et Vergers, 10, 2023, 8-9.

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