I'ROCEEDINGS OF THE THIED ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING 781 



line from their nests and we have thus discovered a large number of 

 nests and destroyed them. The nests are built in old walls, 7ialla banks, 

 and vertically down in the desert. The distance that Vesfa will fly to 

 attack a hive has been found to be as much as five miles in a straight 

 line. Tesfa makes its nests in a hollow in the wall and the nest projects 

 out. The best way to find it is to look at the foot of the wall and, if 

 you come across a small heap of stones about 1 cm. in diameter, then 

 look above it and you will find a hornet's nest. 



Anything done to improve the bees at Pusa ? Ayyar*""* 



We have been trying. But. as I have already said, the greatest yield Mr. Ghosh, 

 we have had is 16 lb. and that too from a colony of Apis indica which 

 received about three times the care bestowed on the Italian bees here. 



It will be useful to introduce the Egyptian bastard or the pure D""- Gooeb. 

 Egyptian bee and cross it with the Italian bees. I can guarantee that 

 it is free from disease, and you get a good quantity of honey. 



Probably there would be increase in yield if we had a cross between Mr. Ramakrishna 

 the Egyptian bee and the Indian. Ayyar. 



The Egyptian bastard or Egyptian pure honey-bee gives quite a Dr- Gough. 

 good yield. 



Father Newton has done some work on the Indian bee {Afis indica) Mr. Ramakrishna 

 and he has no idea of importing bees from outside. Afis indica can ^^"' 

 be trained to work better. 



He inquired from us lately as to where he could get good bees from Mr. Fletcher, 

 outside of India. 



If you read his article you will find that his yield is the same as mine Mr. Ghosh, 

 and he is not so hopeful as you think. 



The Cyprian bee does as well as the Italian. It produces forty to Dr. Gough. 



fifty queens and so there is a chance of getting a fertilized queen. 



We require smaller frames for the Indian than for the European Mr. Knnhi 

 , Kannan. 



bee. 



Our bees work on the European foundations and that is an ^r. Gough. 

 advantage. 



We have our own machine and can make our own foundation-comb Mr. Fletcher^ 

 to suit Afis indica. 



Afis indica also produces many queens, about thirty. Unless we Mr. Ghosh, 

 import colonies by Government agency we cannot do anything. It 

 shou'd be remembered that, unless this is done by Government, 

 which can check the introduction of disease, d'seases are sure to be 

 introduced one day by private people. 



It is dangerous to introduce honey bees or honey-food and it is D'- Gough.. 

 particular'y dangerous to feed bees on imported honey owing to the 

 risk of introduction of bee-diseases. 



