CONTENTS 



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The Bacteriology of Bee Diseases 0. /■'. White 10 



The Present Status of the [nvestigation of Bee Diseases E. F. Phillips 22 



Apiary inspection in New York State Chas. Steivart 



American Foul Brood on the Pacific Coast Fred I. Parker 57 



The History of Bee-Disease inspection in Wisconsin \. /.'. France— 7."> 



TOPICS OF DISCUSSION. 



Symptoms of bee diseases 18 



Geographical distribution 1!) 



Comparison of diseases 20 



infection in honey 20 



infection of larvae 20 



Bacteria in queens • 21 



" Black breed " 21 



Infection carried to Hewers — 1 



Vitality of spores 22 



Publications on bee diseases 22 



Existence of American foul breed and European foul brood in the same 



colony 53 



Geographical distribution of American foul brood 53 



Effecl of climate on virulence 54 



Association of inspectors of apiaries 5 I 



Treatment for bee diseases ,; 1 



Effecl of requeening on disease 63 



Medication ( >i) 



Pickle brood TO 



Expense of treatmenl ._. ~ u 



Boiling b iney from diseased colonies '. 72 



Index 77 



ILLUSTRATION 



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Plate I. Portion of comb from colony infected with American foul brood 



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