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(2) Dried scales. If the disease has reached advanced stages 

 all of above conditions will be easily seen. According to its age 

 of development, there will be either the shapeless mass of dark 

 brown matter on the lower side wall of the cell or the dried scale. 

 This scale nearly black and dried hard to wall of comb as thin as 

 side wall of the cell. The heat of the larvae often dries in a small 

 bunch and turned up some, in size about half size of pin head. 



HOW TO DETECT FOULBROOD. 



Take out carefully the oldest hatching brood in the hive, and 

 first see if the cappings are smooth or sunken and scattered, with 

 some having small holes in the cappings. This is more noticeable 

 in old black combs. Now bring the brood comb right side up to 

 the level of your chin, tip the top of the comb towards you so your 



Figure 2. 

 Wisconsin. 



Looking for Foul brood. By courtesy N. E. France, Inspector of Apiaries, 



view strikes the lower walls of the brood cells, about one-third dis- 

 tance from front. Next turn your body so that bright daylight 

 comes over your shoulder and shines in each cell where your view 

 of suspected disease is found. The white line in this picture shows 

 the angle I want the light to come in each brood cell. Gas or 

 electric light will not take the place of sunshine or strong daylight. 

 On the lower side wall, just back from front end of the cells, 

 will be seen the apparently dead foul brood, nearly black, with a 



