1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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sunken, but have a greasy, filthy look near 

 the opening. 



While we are talking about foul brood, it 

 may be well to state that I am receiving 

 anywhere from two to three samples a week 



less. The same may be said of scorched or 

 heated brood. I never knew pickled brood 

 to show a sunken capping, much less a small, 

 ragged, greasy-looking perforation in it. I 

 am never sure of my diagnosis of this dis- 



HL. 



H 



DL. 



FIG. 1. 



during the season of brood, for me to pass 

 on as to whether it is chilled, heated, pick- 

 led, foul, or black brood. The majority of 

 the specimens when received this spring 

 were nothing but chilled brood that is harm- 



ease until I keep it in an inclosed box in a 

 damp place for a few days. At the end of 

 that time it will begin to show a sort of 

 mold or fungus. Pickled brood is not ropy 

 nor stringy, neither is black brood, and the 



FIG. 2. 



