Isle of Wight Disease 



8, LoN IsA, Rhxtbina Qabden Villaob, 

 Whitohubob, hxab Cabdivf, 



Bibs, 



I am a beekeeper in this diBtriot, and I thought my experience with 



" Izal " would be of interest. Last April I bought a bottle of as 



a disinfectant for the prevention of Isle of Wight disease in my 3 stocks of 

 bees, as this disease had been rather prevalent in this district for some time 

 past. I sprayed my bees about once or twice a week with it, my bees being 

 quite healthy then, but this was done just as a "preventative." But 

 notwithstanding all my precautions, my bees contracted Isle of Wight 

 disease, for on the evening of June 25th, when I arrived home from business, 

 my bees were out in front of the hives in their thousands, crawling about, 

 and on examination of the interior of the hives, the marks of excreta were 

 plainly visible. I called in a local bee expert, and he diagnosed the case as 

 a very bad attack of Isle of Wight disease, and advised me to destroy the 

 lot, as he thought the case was hopeless. But I did not intend doing bo 

 without a struggle. The same evening I set to work disinfecting with the 

 above-mentioned disinfectant, spraying combs and burying all crawlers. I 

 continued this treatment for about a week, but disease was still as prevalent 

 as ever. Then, as a last resource, I got a 1/- bottle of Izal, diluted it to 



1 in 90 with lukewarm water, and started spraying bees with it. I had eacl) 

 comb of bees out, and sprayed them with it. Almost immediately I noticed 

 improvement. I continued spraying with Izal of foregoing strength for about 



2 weeks. At the same time I washed all floorboards, alighting boards, and 

 other parts of the hives with 1 part Izal in 50 parts of water, giving the 

 disease no rest ; the bees were then busy gathering honey, and breeding fast, 

 no crawlers anywhere, so I came to the conclusion I had, with the aid of 

 Izal, cured the disease. A friend of mine also had an outbreak of the 

 disease with his bees, and together we treated them the same ; and in about 

 14 days we had cured his with Izal. Since then I have not had the slightest 

 sign of the disease reappearing, and I have had a splendid lot of honey from 

 them. If the foregoing experience of mine is of any use to you, you are at 

 perfect liberty to use it in any way you please, as I am convinced Izal cured 

 mine, and also my friend's bees. 



Yours faithfully, 



(Signed) H. W. ROBINSON, 



Member Glam. B.K.A. 



NEWTON, CHAMBERS & CO., LIMITED 



THORNCLIFFE, near SHEFFIELD 

 Dimnfectant Manufacturer! by Royal Warrant to H.M. THE KING 



