The Honey Bee 1431 



there is a constant drain on the adnlt bees, there is bnt little if anv 

 profit from sncli colonies for that season. 



The diseased bees present a shiny or greasy appearance, as most 

 of the hair on the thorax has disappeared, having probably been 

 removed by other bees in l)iting and teasing them. Their ab- 

 domens are often greatly distended. They also often shake and 

 stagger about, finally leaving the hive, either of their own accord, 

 or through expulsion by the healthy workers of the colony. They 

 drop at the hive entrance, sometimes by hundreds, some crawling 

 about over the ground until they finally disappear. 



The cause of this disease is unknown. 



Many remedies have been tried and failed. Perhaps the best 

 one is to remove the old queen and substitute a healthy one. 



NO NAME disease 



The writer has observed in several cases, large numbers of 

 young bees deserting the old colony, crawling about and dying 

 on the ground around the hives, but was unable to find a cause, as 

 the colony contained honey and appeared normal in every other 

 respect, hence cause and remedy unknown. 



