218 DISEASES AND ENEMIES OF BEES. 
tain if any of the larve be dead and putrid. Healthy 
larvee 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. 
REMEDY. 
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 lcast 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 and 
buried, and the remainder converted into wax. If honey 
remains, it can be utilized for feeding, 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 thoroughly. Exposure to the weather will usually 
complete the disinfection. 
DUE TO A FUNGOID GROWTH. 
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- 
