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tain if any of the larvse be dead and putrid. Healthy 

 larvae are always white, until some time after they assume 

 the chrysalis form ; hence, if they are dark-colored, it in- 

 dicates something wrong. Where the malady has made 

 much headway, the unpleasant odor is ample evidence of 

 its presence. 



KEMBDY. 



The first thing to be done is, to confine the bees in an 

 empty hive or box, set them in a dark, cool place, and let 

 them remain there, at least twenty-four hours, that all 

 the honey they carry with them, may be entirely con- 

 sumed. There is no doubt but the honey from an in- 

 fected hive, will carry the contagion to a new stock of 

 brood. After sufficient time has elapsed to prevent this 

 danger, the bees may be put into a hive filled with healthy 

 combs, or foundation. The portions of comb contain- 

 ing the diseased brood should be carefully cut out ancj 

 buried, and the remainder converted into wax. If honey 

 remains, it can be utilized for feedmg, by thoroughly 

 boiling and skimming it. A quart of water may be added 

 to 10 lbs. of honey. The utmost vigilance must be con- 

 stantly maintained to prevent any bees of other colonies 

 from having access to the honey, combs, or hive of the 

 diseased stock. The condemned hive may be cleansed 

 completely by scalding it with boiling water and scrap- 

 ing thorouglily. Exposure to the weather will usually 

 complete the disinfection. 



DUE TO A PUNGOID GEOWTH. 



The researches of modern German investigators have 

 shed much light upon the nature of this malady, and 

 the view that it is a fungoid growth, propagated by 

 means of the spores, or seed-vessels, is being adopted by 

 many of our best bee-keepers. The same spirit of Intel- 



