112 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON APICI7LTUBE. 



P80& 



Bacillus alvei, supposed relation to European foul brood 41 



larvae, exciting cause of American foul brood 20, 2 t. 37, 38, 39-40, 41, 58 



" Y," possible exciting cause of European foul brood 41 



Bacteria, nature, distribution, methods of studying them, results of their 



activity 36-37 



of brood diseases, heating honey for their destruction 12 



relation to bee diseases 36-37 



Bacteriological needs of beekeeping in United States 77 



Banana, source of honey in Hawaii 49 



Barberry, source of honey in Massachusetts 93 



Basswood (see also Linden). 



defoliation by gipsy moth and brown-tail moth 104 



period of nectar secretion in Berkshire region of Massachusetts 94 



source of honey in Massachusetts 91, 93 



Bee breeding, importance 78 



brush, use 5 



colonies sold in Massachusetts ' .- 102-103 



disease in Hawaii resembling ' ' pickled brood " 57 



inspection 31 



status in United States 75 



survey in Hawaii 56-57 



diseases can be controlled 30-31 



cause, relation to treatment 33-42 



causes, exciting 35-37 



predisposing 34-35 



damage therefrom 25-26 



diagnosis 38 



etiology (cause) 34-37 



relation to treatment 33-42 



heating honey for destruction of bacteria 12 



in Massachusetts 23-32, 104-105 



introduction not recent 27-28 



present extent 26-27 



loss to bee keepers 73-75 



nature, methods of spread, means of preventing introduction into 



Hawaiian Islands 57-58 



relation of etiology (cause) to treatment, summary and conclu- 

 sions 42 



spread f 29-30 



treatment 31-32 



curative 39 



preventive 38-39 



escape, use 5-6 



keeping in greenhouses and the spread of bee diseases 29-30 



Hawaii 43-58 



bee keepers' association 44 



rights 45 



disease survey 56-58 



extent of industry 45^7 



honey sources 47-54 



introduction of honey plants 54 



methods of management 44 



publications thereon 43-44 



wax production 54-56 



