Isle of Wight Disease in Hive Bees. 39 



A week later, I found only three hives and one ruskie left. The rest had 

 been destroyed on receipt of the above-mentioned report. 



The surviving stocks were examined, but no symptoms of Isle of Wight 

 disease were apparent. The owner, as a precaution, however, destroyed 

 them. 



X. — X, situated about one mile north of V, had originally come from 

 Strathdon, and his bees had never flourished, but had been continually dying 

 out. V had been down to work among them several times in 1915, and used 

 his own gloves, smoker, and veil. 



Drones had been thrown out of one of X's stocks abnormally early, and 

 V had come in order to advise. Later, a first swarm came off this stock, and 

 died out very shortly afterwards. A second swarm then came off, and these 

 bees also died off. 



When the stock was visited in August 1915, there was merely a handful 

 of ,bees left. X then destroyed these, his last stock, and cleaned and dis- 

 infected his hives. 



Y. — In 1914 X had sold an old hive to a neighbour Y, who lived about 

 two miles south of his apiary. The stock which was placed in this hive 

 died, and another stock beside it was reported dying out also. 



No other cases within a radius of five miles are known. 



2. — Extracts from Diary of Visits of J. B. to 

 Deesidb Bee-Keepees. 



SSrd August 1915. Visited Anguston Apiary. — Found twenty-one hives 

 in small garden all affected with Isle of Wight disease. Ground littered 

 with dead bees so that it was not possible to walk in garden without treading 

 on them. Some had been treated with a syrup of sugar and jalap, and were 

 reported to be improved, but this was not permanent. Sample taken ; 

 pulped. Negative result as regards Nosema spores. 



Visited E's Sees at Drumoah. — Both stock and swarm active. Swarm had 

 required an eke. There were a few crawling bees about, but not many. 

 This is a case where intermittent crawling, moderate only, has occurred. Is 

 this an aspect of the resistance of this stock where the infection has laid hold 

 of a few, but has not overcome the majority of the stock ? 



D , Zlwrns.— When last seen, one stock had Isle of Wight disease ; 



now, four or five have it. He has been spraying ground with Izal, and feeding 

 an advertised preparation to the diseased stock, but apparently without effect. 

 The disease has spread. Bees examined did not contain Nosema spores. 

 When visited again in January 1916, all the stocks were extinct. 



