CONTEXTS. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



!Tot generally understood, 

 My own experience, 

 Description of Disease, . 

 The cause uncertain, 

 Bemedial Experiments, . 

 Public inquiry and answers, 

 Answers not satisfactory, 

 A cause suggested, 

 Reasons for the opinion, . 

 Cause of its spreading, . 



DISEASED BROOD. 



. 266 Noteasily detected a i£vst, . 274 



. 267 Symptoms to be observed, . , 274 



267 Scalding the honey to destroy tho 



. 268 poison for feeding, . . . 275 



. 268 Wlien to examine stocks that have 



. 268 swarmed, . . . .276 



. 270 Care in selecting stock-hives for 



. 270 winter, 276 



. 272 Accusations not always right, . 676 

 . 273 



CHAPTER XVIII, 



Their means of defence, 



Time of greatest Irritability, . 



Proper Conduct, 



How to proceed when attacked, 



A person's breath offensive, and 



other causes, . , . . 279 

 Their manner of attack, . . 27ft 



IRRITABIUTT OF BEES. 



. 277 Smoker described, . 



Effect of Tobacco Smoke, 

 Sting described, 

 Does its loss prove fatal? 

 Means of protection, 

 Bemedies for stings, 



278 

 278 

 279 



, 280 

 . 281 



282 

 . 283 

 , 284 

 . 285 



C HAPTER XIX, 

 EKEMIES OF BEES. 



Are they all guilty ? . . .286 

 Bats and Mice, . . . .287 

 Are all the Birds guilty? . .288 



Eing-bird — one word in his favor, . 288 

 Cat-bird acquitted, . . .289 



Toad got clear, . . . .290 

 Wasps and Hornets not favored, . 290 

 Aitts — a word in their favor, . . 291 

 Spider condemned, . . . 292 



Wax-Moth unrivalled for mischief, 293 

 Indications of their presence, . 296 



Management, 296 



Care in turning over Hives, . . 297 



Other symptoms of Worms, . . 298 

 When they grow larger than usual, 299 

 Time of Growth, . . . .299 

 Time of Transformation, . . 300 

 Freezing destroys Worms, Cocoon, 



and Moth, .... SOO 



How they pass the Winter, . . 301 

 Stocks more liable to be destroyed 



last of Summer, . . . 301 

 When Bees are safe, . . , 302 

 Means to destroy them, . . 302 



Making them drunk and their execu- 

 tion by Chickens, . . . 303 



Thfl Cause, 

 GlSecti, . 



0-H APTER XX. 



MELTING DOWN OF COMBS. 

 , . 804 First Indications, 



304 Prevention, 



30fi 

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