Using bryophytes as a tool to cure European foulbrood disease of honey bee: an eco-friendly approach

European foulbrood disease is a broad disease in honey bees caused by a bacterium, Melissococcus plutonius. By now, various herbal and chemical drugs have been tried to control it. In the present study, the effects of different organic extracts of three different bryophytes and a standard drug (positive control) have been tried to control the bacterium in vitro by using agar disc diffusion and micro broth dilution method.