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side of the cell. In Pickled Brood the larva often dries up so as to be- 

 come loose in the cell and fall out when the comb is inverted. In Ameri- 

 can Foul Brood it always cements fast to the lower cell wall, so it cannot 

 be removed without tearing the cell. European Foul Brood attacks the 

 larva generally at an earlier stage in its existence than Pickled Brood. 



The cause of Pickled Brood is not definitely known. It is not con- 

 sidered to be infectious. McEvoy asserts that it is caused by an insuffi- 

 cient feeding of the larvae, due to a sudden check of the honey flow, 

 or a constitutional weakness of the workers. The latter he charges to 

 in^breeding of the queens. Re-queening with vigorous queens from 

 other apiaries will often effect a cure, and it often disappears of its own 

 accord. 



AMERICAN FOUL BROOD. 



From the reports of the inspectors of apiaries of recent years, we 

 find that American Foul Brood is prevalent in the following counties and 

 townships. This does not mean that townships not mentioned in this list 

 are guaranteed to be free from this disease, because the apiaries of 

 Ontario have not all been inspected as yet : 



Brant: Brantford, Dumfries South. 



BrucB: Arran, Brant, Bruce, Culross, Elderslie, Greenock, Kinloss, 

 Saugeen. 



Carlbton: Goulbourn, Osgoode. 



DuPFERiN : Garafraxa East, Luther East, Mono. 



DuNDAS : Winchester. 



Durham : Darlington. 



Elgin : Dorchester South, Malahide, Yarmouth. 



Essex : Gosfield North. Maidstone, Rochester, Sandwich East, Sand- 

 wich West. 



Frontenac: Kingston Township. 



Grey: Artemesia, Collingwood, Euphrasia, Glenelg, Keppel, Osprey, 

 Proton, St. Vincent, Sarawak, Sydenham. 

 Haldimand: Cayuga, Walpole. 

 Halton: Esquesing, Nelson, Trafalgar. 

 Huron: Grey, Morris, Turnberry, Wawanosh West. 

 Kent: Harwich, Romney, Tilbury East. 

 Lambton: Bosanquet, Moore, Warwick. 

 Leeds: Bastard, Elizabethtown, Kitley, Yonge. 

 Lincoi,n : Louth. 



