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VIII.— HOPES OF DELIVERANCE. 



If we ask ourselves in the present state of our know- 

 ledge what are our hopes for deliverance from this 

 plague, the answer is undoubtedly encouraging. While 

 early and complete deliverance cannot come by any 

 single empirical treatment, competent beekeepers have 

 now at hand a number of agencies for control which 

 already are of proved success. Some of these have been 

 indicated already in the present paper, but may suitably 

 be mentioned again for the sake of completeness in this 

 survey. 



Limiting the spread of the disease throughout the 

 country. 



The causal parasite is singularly helpless as regards 

 capacity for its dispersal amongst bee colonies, and is 

 dependent on external agencies. It cannot travel far. 

 Bees themselves, particularly drones and "robbers" 

 are mainly responsible for its transportation from colony 

 to colony, and it is the beekeepers' business to avoid 

 giving bees the opportunity for doing this. 



The wider dispersal for which originally man himself 

 must be held responsible continues to be effected by 

 human agency. As long as beekeepers and bee dealers 

 continue to transfer parasite infested colonies in the 

 form of swarms or otherwise, from one area of the 

 country to another, there will continue to be fresh 

 outbreaks. This indicates that trafficking in bees must 

 be limited to certified clean stocks. 



In the absence of guarantees, transference ought 

 to be prohibited, 



Anti-Acarine Management. 



Timely Intensive Breeding. 



In previous writings, and again on earlier pages of 

 this pamphlet, I have made reference to the extreme 

 importance of high-grade breeding queens as a natural 

 counteractive to the spread of disease within colonies. 



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