The Caribbean has been plagued by bee pests with each island taking steps to eradicate and or control these pests. In an effort to detennine the status ofAmerican Foulbrood Disease and other bee pests in Jamaica, 390 I hives in 185 randomly selected apiaries were inspected over two successive periods, August - December, 1996 and June - August, 1997. The results of the survey suggested that the disease is still not wide spread as it was only found affecting 43 hives in three apiaries; all in one parish (Manchester). Wax moth was the most frequently found and widely distributed pests affecting 39 apiaries.