APIS Volume 19, Number 1, January 2001
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... d are those that damage the plant in some form such as leaf miners <http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~insect/CITRUS/citrus_leafminer.htm#intro>. Honey bees are benign in that sense; they also usually confine their activities to blossoms. Although the bees themselves may not contribute to canker spread, the activities of beekeepers in groves are far more suspect. Anyone working in canker areas must take great pains to disinfect people and equipment. Specific soaps for personnel, quaternary ammonium chloride solutions (for tools and equipment, including vehicles), steam, hot water and detergent are all recommended as found on the Wor ...