Regulation No. 044-3 of the Chief Veterinary Department “On disinfection, disinfestation and deratization in apiaries”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Apiculture/sericulture Disinfection/disinfestation Pests/diseases Animal production Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The scope of disinfection, disinfestation and deratization in apiaries shall be to render harmless bee pests and diseases and prevent possible damages from rodents. Disinfection, disinfestation and deratization arrangements envisage preventive measures as integral part of antiepizootic arrangements on district, provincial and regional level, including treatment of apiaries owned by artisanal beekeepers. Objects of disinfection shall be: (a) beehives; (b) bee’s cells; (c) equipment; (d) apiaries; and (f) apiary areas. Disinfection of apiaries shall be carried out either for preventive purposes or for liquidation of the outbreaks of bee infectious diseases. Full text Russian Website www.nashe-pchelovodstvo.ru