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which otherwise may crawl over bees dying from disease, 
and then carry their slimy trail across the fronts of neigh- 
boring hives. 
Robbing induced needlessly.—Where the hives may 
be treated with some strong antiseptic dressing such as 
creosote, the bees make no attempt to keep out robbers, 
which are immediately encouraged to appropriate the stores. 
A similar condition is presented where heavy smoking is 
adopted when inserting queens, the bees being thoroughly 
demoralised under the process. 
Beneficial Treatment of I.0.W.—The Author has 
frequently advised the following successful plan. Have a 
spare hive and dress it thoroughly inside with Izal (using 
two parts of water to one part of Izal), and when nearly dry, 
with no excess of the liquid left on the floor, insert the bees 
and combs towards evening ; close the entrance with per- 
forated zinc, and leave the bees for some 24 hours, removing 
the zinc at dusk. The zinc covered entrance will be from 
1in. to 6ins. wide, according to the season and strength of 
the colony. The entrance is shaded during the day by a 
board or slate. 
In Summer, strong colonies are safer divided, treating the 
removed old stock and remaining bees towards evening ; 
the swarm will not remain in a dressed hive, and must be 
treated at a later date. Other recuperative and preventive 
measures advised by the Author should never be neglected. 
Not I.0.W. Disease.—Newly hatched bees too long 
confined by bad weather, may often be found about the 
ground when attempting their first flight, and with the bowel 
charged with thick matter. This condition is greatly 
aggravated should such a stock be packed and sent by rail, 
during a dull period and the absence of a cleansing flight 
for many days previously. 
