brood nest which was on top and placed it on the standi shaking the bees into 

 it and leaving them on the diseased combs from which the brood had hatched. 

 I watched them and they built up to a good strong colony by the end of the 

 season of 1912,, and in 1913 they did not sbow any diisease and were among the 

 best colonies in the yard, so I do not think it is necessary to destroy the diseased 

 combs if you have pure-bred Italian stock." 



In March, 1915, the following questions were sent to Warrington Scott: "I 

 wish you would take the time to let me know how you feel now about the different 

 races of Italians and their immunity to this disease. Who are 'the breeders whosa 

 queens you would recommend most highly at the present time? Do you coneider 

 that European Foul Brood becomes less virulent after it has been in a neigh- 

 borhood for a few years? In other words, do you feel that it is necessary for a 

 beekeeper after having Italianized his bees in ad-vance of the disease to have lose of 

 any 'account when the disease reaches him? From your knowledge of how this 

 disease has operated- in other parts, do you consider that the variety which you 

 have had experience with is the same as what they have in New York State and 

 elsewhere ? " 



Mr. Scott replied as follows : " I have used the & strain with good results. 

 Mr. Chisholm, of Wallbridge, requeened all of his colonies with the G strain 

 in hopes that he could avoid treating them when the' disease arrived, and it worked 

 out very well. I examined his bees the following spring after Italianizing them, 

 and although the disease had been present about a year I found that the well- 

 bred goldens were quite free of the disease, while the dark-colored bees were 

 quite badly affected, but there were none of the colonies which ,1 thought it ad- 

 visable to treat. I have always thought that the golden strain was more immune 

 from E.F.B. than the darker strain, and am still of that opinion. 



"Yes, I feel sure that the disease is much less virulent after being in an 

 apiary a few years. I have always thought when reading a description of E.F.B. 

 in the United States, that the disease there is much less virulent than what 

 we have here. 



"Since the disease has become less virulent in this locality I have changed 

 to the H strain j)f dark or three-banded Italians, as I thought this strain suffi- 

 ciently immune and believe they live longer than the golden strain, which of 

 course is a benefit during the honey flow as well as in wintering. European Foul 

 Brood is still among my bees, and there were quite a few cases last year which I 

 believe was due to the poor and adverse year mostly." 



U. H. Bowen, of Niagara Falls, is one of the most successful comb honey 

 producers in the Province. Having his apiary of 200 colonies well in hand when 

 the disease came along, his loss has been very slight. 



In March, 1915, he writes: "In 1911 we purchased a number of Italian 

 queens from C, and in 1912 we received 75 more queens from C, and a few from 

 H. In 1913, we received 50 from I. I do not think any of these strains can 

 - be said to be strictly immune, but I would have no hesitation in saying that there 

 is very little fear from the disease with either H or I strains. We have had 

 quit^ a number of cases in colonies with C queens, but I would not say that they 

 are of no value in eradicating the disease. 



" I would like to give you a few extracts from my note-book, and you can 

 judge for yourself as to the results: 



'^Hive No. 51 was given a C queen, Sept. 18th, 1912. Examined on May 

 16th, 1913,^ and foun^ a lot of E.F.B. May 24th, 1913, took away aU brood— - 



