1873.] 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



267 



[Translated from the Brenenwirthschafthehes Centralblatt.] 



Foul-Brood. 



REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE 

 CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF BEE KEEPERS IN 

 THE KINGDOM OP HANOVER, TO TEST THE 

 METHOD OF CURING- FOUL-BROOD, DISCOVERED 

 BY HERR LAMBRECHT. 



[Journal of Proceedings, No. 1.] 



Met at Voxtrup, near Osnabruck, July 24th, 

 1872. Present — Pastor Kleine, of Luethorst; 

 Baron v. d. Bussche, of Hnnnefeld ; Professor 

 Henime, of Ni en burg; Professor Nasbaum, of 

 Voxtrup, as the committee appointed by the 

 authority of the Central Association of Bee- 

 keepers of the Kingdom of Hanover, to investi- 

 gate matters relating to foul- brood. 



It was there deterimed to examine the eight 

 foul-broody hives (six in boxes, two in straw 

 baskets), during which time Herr Lambrecht 

 applied muriatic acid to two of the hives. This 

 application was followed by no result other 

 than the turning of blue litmous paper red, 

 when dipped in the honey. 



Hive No. 1. — A bastard Italian swarm with 

 five brood-combs was examined. It was found 

 that nearly one-tenth of the brood was decom- 

 posed, and that as well in the opened as in the 

 sealed cells. The least infected brood was 

 found in the first and second combs, more in 

 the third, fourth and fifth. 



Hive No. 2. — Had black bees and very few of 

 them, and the foul-brood scattered through the 

 three combs, and the decomposition was in va- 

 rious stages; on the whole somewhat viscous 

 and bad smelling. 



Hive No. 3. — A stock with four brood-combs, 

 over which the foul-brood was somewhat spread. 

 There was also decomposed drone-brood. Here, 

 also, there were various stages of decomposition. 

 This was a virgin swarm of this spring ;' the 

 empty combs given it were taken from a hive 

 which, some three years ago, had had foul-brood 

 and eventually died. 



Hive No. 4. — Contained Carnolian bees, rich 

 in numbers, and, according to the statement of 

 the present owner, became, about the beginning 

 of June of this year, afflicted with foul-brood. 

 Towards the end of June the disease appeared 

 to diminish, but after the first of July gained 

 renewed strength. This stock is remarkable for 

 this ; that through the transferring to a healthy 

 swarm a piece of comb, two inches square, con- 

 taining eggs and larvae, the disease was commu- 

 nicated to the healthy swarm. The disease was 

 but little developed in the first comb, but 

 brought itself to one's notice in the remaining 

 four by its viscosity and foul odor. 



Hive No. 5. — A bastard Italian, rather weak 

 in population, having five combs of brood; the 

 first of which was specially affected with foul- 

 brood, while the 2d, 3d and 4th were not so 

 much affected. In the 5th comb, however, the 

 disease made a stronger appearance. This hive, 



according to the statement of its former owner, 

 was kept alive by inserting combs of brood 

 from healthy stocks. 



Hive No. @. — Was an Italian stock in a twin- 

 hive, containing about eight combs of brood. 

 This hive was intensely foul-broody, containing 

 a very large number of decomposed larvge and 

 giving forth a very putrid stench. 



Hive No. 7. — Was in a straw basket. The 

 bees were the common German. bee, few in num- 

 bers, and showed foul brood through its whole 

 extent. 



Hive No. 8. — Was also a straw basket hive, 

 with a queenless colony, owing to which fact 

 this colony received no further attention from 

 its owners. 



The stocks were assessed at the following 

 values : 



No. 

 No. 

 No. 



No. 

 No. 



1 at 



2 at 



3 at 



4 at 



5 at 



No. 6 at - 



No. 7 and 8 were, after valuation, purchased 

 for 10 thlr. 15 sqr. Two healthy stocks, pur- 

 chased for the purpose of strengthening the 

 diseased ones, cost 10 and 12 thlr. apiece. 



Of the six hives presented, the Commissioner 

 threw out, as unsuitable, hive No. 2, and let 

 Herr Lambrecht free to choose three or four from 

 the remaining five stocks, upon which to apply 

 his remedy, and under these conditions: That 

 everything shall be done under the eye of the 

 President of the Commission, his remedies to 

 be applied at his own time ; no change, however, 

 to be made in the combs, nor bees added to the 

 stock to strengthen them. He may, however, 

 have the liberty of taking out the combs and 

 opening the cells. 



These conditions, determined upon by the 

 Commission, w r ere then made known to Herr 

 Lambrecht, who declared himself prepared, 

 under the above conditions, to cure the three 

 or four swarms, providing that the remaining 

 infected swarms be removed some distance, so 

 that they may not intefere in the disinfecting 

 of those under his charge. It was then resolved 

 that Herr Lambrecht have full power to con- 

 vene the Commission whenever he shall have 

 completed the cure of the hives placed under 

 his charge. 



G. Kleine, C. v. d. Bussche-Hunnefeld. C. 

 Masbaum, President; H. A Hemme, Secretary. 



[Journal of Proceedings, No. 2.] 

 At Voxtrup, near Osnabruck, July 25th, 1872. 

 Herr Lambrecht chose three of the five swarms 

 on which to apply his remedy Those chosen 

 were Nos. 1, 3 and 4. He declared his willing- 

 ness to undertake the cure of No. o, but not to 

 lie bound, as regards this one, to the conditions 

 imposed by the Commission in regard to the 



