116 A Modern Bee-Farm 
The Definite Izal Treatment 
followed by those who have experienced the lasting 
pleasure of seeing their diseased stocks turned into 
healthy, profitable colonies was recommended by me, as 
follows :— 
(1.) Use one teaspoonful of Izal to one quart of water, 
and dash the solution over the tops of the frames and bees ; 
or use a powerful spray syringe. Replace the quilt quickly. 
Combs not occupied by bees may be well saturated and 
returned one at a time as the bees are able to cover 
them.* i 
(2.) In commencing to treat any very weak diseased 
stock (seeing that this treatment obviates any destruction 
of combs where there are sufficient bees) first of all give 
the said colony a full comb of healthy hatching brood. If 
this cannot be done, then burn comb, frames and bees at 
night, first smothering the bees. 
(3.) Treatment with Izal Solution. Have a change of 
hives, and wash out each week (three times will generally 
suffice) with solution of one teaspoonful to one quart of 
water. At the same time saturate the whole of the 
quilting by dipping it into a pan of the solution, and if 
warm, do not wring it out; and continue this once a week 
until satisfied all is well. 
(4.) If requiring to shake the bees off their foul combs 
for starting on new foundation, they should be thoroughly 
sprayed overnight—bees, combs and everything. Next day 
they may be safely started in a clean hive without any 
intermediate starvation or confinement. 
(5.) Jf desired to feed. Use only half teaspoonful to 
ten pounds of sugar made into syrup. 
* Common rubber sprays are quite useless for treating bee 
diseases. A powerful dust spray or fine spray syringe will be 
found effective. 
