160 MONTANA EXPERIMENT STATION 



A study of mosquitoes has been taken up and will be pushed 

 as rapidly as possible w ith the limited funds at our disposal. A 

 great good can be done for Montana with a relatively small amount 

 of niiUiey spent in this direction and much annoyance to man and 

 domestic animals may be prevented. It is hoped that within a vear 

 or two a preliminary rejjort may be printed. 



FOUL BUOOD OF THE HONEY BEE 



The situation with resj^ect to the foul brood of bees remains 

 unchanged excepting that it is being found in new localities. An 

 attempt to secure the passage of a foul brood law by the Fourteentli 

 Legislative Assembly failed. 



A large numljer of colonies have l)een destroyed and in tiie 

 part of the State most seriously affected the industry has been 

 greatly injured. It is not easy to predict what will l)e the hnal 

 result of the ravages of this disease if no legislation is passed. If 

 we ma}' assume that the results will be much the same as in other 

 localities we may say tliat liefore many years the disease will be 

 all over the State and the number of colonies will he greatlv reduced. 



