1<I MEETING OF [K8PECTORS OE APIARIES. 



Ii would perhaps be well for the inspectors of apiaries in the 

 [Jnited States to be organized in some way so that there might be 

 greater uniformity in the work and more harmonious cooperation. 

 In Buffalo several years ago such an association was organized. At 

 that time Mr. France, Mr. Hutchinson, and several others me1 to- 

 gether and organized an association of bee inspectors of the [Jnited 

 States and Canada, bul they had only an organization meeting and 

 have never met since. Such an organization is desirable, but per- 

 haps not all of those that would care to take part in the association 

 arc present. 



Doctor White will now give us a demonstration on the brood <li>- 

 eases of bees, a subject on which he has made exhaustive studies. 



THE BACTERIOLOGY OF BEE DISEASES." 



By <;. V. White, Ph. 1).. 

 Of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



The object of this paper is to discuss briefly the science of bacteri- 

 ology as it is used in the study of bee diseases and to give a summary 

 of the results of my work on these diseased conditions. 



In our discussion of bacteriology, or the science which deals with 

 bacteria, it may be well to consider the subject inn lei- the following 

 heading-: | 1) The nature of bacteria ; (2) their distribution : ()'>) the 

 methods for studj ing them, and (4) the results of their activity. 



THE NATURE OF BACTERIA. 



Bacteria are considered by >onie scientists to be a form of life 

 lower than either animals or plants, but by the majority of authors 

 tiny arc looked upon as plants, and Ave shall so consider them at this 

 time without going into a detailed discussion of the arguments in 

 favor of such a view. Bacteria, often referred to a- germs, microbes, 

 or parasites, arc. then, very small plants, so small indeed that they 

 must he magnified 600 diameter- or more before they can be seen. 



"At the meeting of the inspectors of apiaries Doctor White gave a demon- 

 stration of the work which lie lias done on the brood diseases of bees, showing, 

 in illustration of his address, slides and cultures of the various bacteria under 

 consideration. In view of this fact the stenographic report of his address is not 

 clear on all points, since the demonstrations are lacking. It has. therefore. 



seemed best for Doctor White to write the article here published, giving a 

 popular discussion of this phase o\' the work which would he intelligible without 

 the demonstration. The substance of his remarks is .-ill included in this paper 

 except the pari pertaining to the work of other bacteriologists, which is dwelt 

 on at some length in the article herein published on '•The Present Status of 

 Bee I>ise;ise Investigation." This method of handling the subject in a published 

 report will make the subject much dearer to those who did not attend the 

 meeting a1 San Antonio. — E. F. P. 



