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Mr.\^ope. Borers destroy my locust trees ; I can not raise them. 



Mrs. Harrison. In the early time of Peoria they were bored to such an extent 

 that all wfere killed. There are a great many locust bloom, as well as dandelion, 

 from which bees extract much honey. 



Mr. DaugKerty. I would like to ask Friend Muth if we have foul broods in 

 this State? 



Mr. Muth. \ think not. They have had some in Kentucky, and it may spread 

 some after this. 



DISEASES OF BEES. 



Mr. Catlerson. A friend of mine west of Indianapolis said he had only one 

 stand of bees alive. Quite a number of bees in the vicinity of Danville are dead. 

 There is considerable complaint of bees dying of diarrhoea. The bees seem to be 

 cold and damp, and don't fly out of the hive to die. 



3L: Cox. Has there been any remedy for destroying foul brood without burn- 

 ing them up? 



Mr. Muth. You all know what foul brood looks like. The larvse begins to die 

 after the cells are capped. Foul brood is occasioned by spores and is carried on 

 the legs of bees and spread over the entire hive. When this dead larvse formation 

 appears in the cell, it is a brown, ropy mass; when we find this mass sticking there 

 it is foul brood. The smell is the dead larvre, and smells worse as the dead larvae 

 increases. I have observed a nice remedy and good, as far as I know. I had to 

 hive a fine queen and did not wish to kill the bees. The idea struck me to let them 

 fill the brood cells before it was filled with foul brood. I put them in the lower 

 story ; honey came in fast for a couple of weeks and every cell was filled with 

 honey, the brood entirely covered up with honey and capped nicely. I took the 

 new hive and honey in their ten new matted combs and put this foul comb down. 

 The next day my bees were down mainly, and what were not I brushed down. 

 The spores of the foul brood were down, the hive was disinfected and cured, no 

 doubt. I had two last year in the spring about the time of the honey harvest. I 

 put them in the lower story and kept feeding, when at last the bees filled it with 

 honey. The hive got strong, and after all the cells were filled and capped, I, in 

 the same manner as the other, put bees on the new comb and disinfected the bot- 

 tom. Those two hives are clear of foul brood. If foul brood comes up during the 

 honey season, we can easily get rid of it by using disinfectants. 



Mr. Cox. This question of foul brood is one in which we should all be in- 

 terested. I want some light on the subject. 



FRIDAY— MOBNING SESSION. 



The convention met at 9 o'clock. President Scholl in the chair. 

 On motion of I. N. Cotton, Secretary Heron was made an honorary member. 

 Mr. Heron, in a few words, thanked the Association for honors conferred. 

 Mr. Verne, of Purdue University, read the following essay : 



