CONTENTS ■ 



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Production and care of extracted honey . E. F. Phillips. . 1 



Introduction 1 



The advantages of the production of extracted honey 2 



Method of producing extracted honey 3 



The ripening of honey 7 



The granulation of honey 9 



Heating honey for the destruction of the bacteria of disease 12 



Packing of extracted honey 12 



The production of "candied " honey 13 



Honey types 14 



Methods of honey testing for bee keepers C. A. Browne. . 16 



Wax moths and American foul brood E. F. Phillips . . 19 



Introduction 19 



Work of the large wax moth (Galleria mellonella L.) 20 



Work of the lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella Fab.) 21 



Conclusion 21 



Bee diseases in Massachusetts Burton N. Gates. . 23 



Introduction 23 



The two known bee diseases 24 



Damage from bee diseases 25 



Present extent of bee diseases in Massachusetts 2G 



Evidence that bee diseases were not recently introduced into Massa- 

 chusetts 27 



The spread of bee diseases 29 



Brood diseases can be controlled 30 



A brief account of treatment for brood diseases 31 



The relation of the etiology (cause) of bee diseases to the treatment. 



G. F White.. 33 



Introduction 33 



Etiology (cause) of diseases 34 



Predisposing causes 34 



Exciting causes 35 



Treatment of disease 38 



American foul brood 39 



European foul brood 41 



Bo-called ' ' pickled brood " 41 



Paralysis 41 



Summary and conclusions 42 



a The eight papers constituting this bulletin were issued, two on December 19, and 

 one each on December 31, 1907, June 30 and December 26, 1908; January 19, January 

 25, and May 24, 1909, respectively. 



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