THE APIARIST AND HIS FOES 79 
It will thus be seen that there are many aspects, 
but the progress of the disease is very rapid as a 
rule, and any bee-keeper who is losing many bees, 
in conjunction with any of the symptoms men- 
tioned, will be correct in assuming that the trouble 
. is Isle of Wight disease. 
As regards treatment, it is to be regretted that 
no certain cure has been found for infested stocks, 
and most of them perish. Something may be 
achieved in mild cases by feeding the bees with 
food medicated with Bacterol, and by spraying the 
bees with a solution of the same preparation. 
Serious cases should be dealt with in the most 
drastic manner. The stocks should be destroyed, 
and the bees, combs, and all interior hive fittings 
burnt, although any honey or wax may be used 
for household purposes if desired. The hives 
should be scorched out with a painter’s lamp, 
washed out with a five per cent. solution of 
carbolic acid, and the outsides re-painted. The 
ground under and about the hives should be 
turned over, and sprinkled with lime, or carbolic 
solution, and a good supply of fresh water should 
be assured. Stagnant water is a fertile source 
of infection. 
In combating the disease, absolute cleanliness is 
essential, and all means should be adopted to 
maintain the utmost vitality in the bees. 
Foul-brood (Bacillus Alvet) differs from Isle of 
Wight disease in that it is a larval disease, but it 
1s little less formidable on that account, and takes 
