22 TREATMENT OF BEE DISEASES. 
PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ON BEE 
DISEASES. 
There are several other publications of the Bureau of Entomology 
of this department which deal with bee diseases. They may be 
obtained on request to the Editor and Chief of the Division of Pub- 
lications, Department of Agriculture, and are the following: 
Circular No. 94, ‘“‘ The Cause of American Foul Brood.” By G. F. White, Ph. D. 
1907. 4 pp. 
This publication contains a brief account of the investigations which demonstrated 
for the first time the cause of one of the brood diseases of bees, American foul brood. 
Bulletin No. 70, “‘ Report of the Meeting of Inspectors of Apiaries, San Antonio, 
Tex., November 12, 1906.” 1907. 79 pp., 1 pl. 
Contains an account of the history of bee-disease investigations, the relationship of 
bacteria to bee diseases, and a discussion of treatment by various inspectors of apiaries 
and other practical beekeepers who are familiar with diseases of bees. 
Bulletin No. 75, Part II, ‘‘Wax Moths and American Foul Brood.” By EH. F. 
Phillips, Ph. D. 1907. Pp. 19-22, 3 pls. 
An account of the behavior of the two species of wax moths on combs containing 
American foul brood, showing that moths do not clean up the disease-carrying scales. 
Bulletin No. 75, Part III, ‘“‘ Bee Diseases in Massachusetts.” By Burton N. 
Gates. 1908. Pp. 23-32, map. 
An account of the distribution of the brood diseases of bees in the State, with brief 
directions for controlling them. 
Bulletin No. 75, Part 1V, “'The Relation of the Etiology (Cause) of Bee Dis- 
eases to the Treatment.” By G. F. White, Ph. D. 1908. Pp. 33-42. 
The necessity for a knowledge of the causes of bee diseases before rational treatment 
is possible is pointed out. The present state of knowledge of the causes of disease is 
summarized. 
Technical Series, No. 14, “The Bacteria of the Apiary, with Special Reference 
to Bee Diseases.” By G. F. White, Ph. D. 1906. 50 pp. 
A study of the bacteria present in both the healthy and the diseased colony, with 
special reference to the diseases of bees. 
[A list giving the titles of all Farmers’ Bulletins available for distribution will be 
sent free upon application to a Member of Congress or the Secretary of Agriculture. ] 
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