22 MEETING OF INSPECTORS OF APIAB1ES. 



\ I 1 \I.Ii V mi SPORES. 



Mr. France. As to the duration of this bacillus in the spore form. 

 how long can it remain in honey and still have vitality to grow under 

 propci - conditions? 



Doctor Phillips. I have never determined any limit. It is known 

 that very old honey from an infected hive will transmit disease to a 

 colony. 



Mr. France. In my State (Wisconsin) we had an experience bear- 

 ing on this point where combs contained American foul brood. The 

 bees had died, leaving the combs containing dead dried-up larva?, and 

 the owner, anxious to start in bees again, put the hives away in the 

 granary, and four years afterwards hived bees on them and American 

 fold brood started anew. 



Mr. D. II. Coggshall (X. Y.). When honey was -hipped from 

 Cuba several years ago and scattered all over the United State-, if 

 it was left where bees from this country could get to it. the disease 

 was certainly scattered broadcast. 



PUBLICATIONS OX BEE DISEASES. 



Doctor Phillips. I desire at this time to announce the publication 

 of three pamphlets on bee diseases issued by the Bureau of Pmto- 

 mology. Circular Xo. 79, "The Brood Diseases of Bees." was issued 

 three or four weeks ago. I have just this morning received copies 

 of a paper by Doctor White, Technical Series, Xo. 14, entitled. " The 

 Bacteria of the Apiary, with Special Reference to Bee Diseases." 

 Th^ was issued on Xovember 6, and was received here this morning. 

 I have also a pamphlet here from the Bureau of Entomology con- 

 taining all the laws in force relative to bee-disease inspection. This 

 i- a reprint from Bulletin Xo. 61, " The Laws in Force Against 

 Injurious Insects and Foul Brood in the United State-." A recent 

 order of the Secretary of Agriculture has put a stop to the free 

 distribution of bulletins, but they can be purchased from the Superin- 

 tendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 

 I). C. The price of Technical Series. No. 1!. is 10 cents, 



The following paper was then read by Doctor Phillips: 



THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION OF BEE DISEASES. 



By ]•:. l'. Phillips, Pb l>.. 

 Of the i . s. Department of Agriculture. 



I wish to take up two or three phase- of this work about which 

 Doctor White lias been -peaking, and to add some additional point-. 

 In regard to the history of the investigation of bee diseases prior to 

 L885, I can do no better than to quote the historical resume contained 



