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year no general infection has been observed, yet some cases 

 are reported, as having been a severe tax on the colonies. A 

 close record of this disease has been kept and includes any 

 colony which showed even a few cells. The disease appeared 

 in 60 apiaries. 



The Untidy Yard. — There has been progress, however slight, 

 in the effort of beekeepers to keep their apiaries sanitary. 

 This season 298 orders for cleaning up scraps of comb, empty 

 hives and general debris have been issued, including the 255 

 apiaries with disease. 



Diseases of Adult Bees. 



Bee Paralysis. — Mr. Bocock on his arrival suspected that 

 the so-called " Nosevia disease," or "Isle of Wight disease," or, 

 as it has been termed, " Microsporidiosis," might be the same 

 as the "bee paralysis" of the United States, which is usually 

 characterized as a disorder of the southern States. 



Typical cases of bee paralysis in New England have been 

 few. However, during the past year a number of convincing 

 cases were reported by the inspectors, and in many instances 

 observed by the writer, together with Mr. Bocock. The first 

 case observed was in Connecticut on June 3. This colony, 

 headed by a Georgian Caucasian queen, was rapidly dwindling. 

 Samples of bees were taken, as were samples from other ques- 

 tionably affected colonies in the same apiary, with the result 

 that Mr. Bocock found only a few young forms of Nosema apis 

 (sample No. 132). This colony was closely watched during the 

 remainder of the season. After requeening it was reported to 

 have recovered. 



One of the worst cases observed during the season was that in 

 Hampshire County (sample No. 142). Another apiary which was 

 seriously depleted was on Long Island (samples Nos. 150-152). 



In some instances the following treatment was applied with 

 pronounced success: the colony was merely dequeened and 

 allowed to remain so for a week or possibly more, whereupon 

 a vigorous Italian queen was substituted. Usually all further 

 symptoms of paralysis disappeared. 



The case in Hampshire County, Massachusetts (sample No. 

 142), upon the examination of samples of adult and dying bees 



