Isle of Wight Disease in Hive Bees. 33 
In 1915 cases of the disease appeared still farther afield and embracing 
a far wider area. ; 
Drumoak.—In the parish of Drumoak, on the north side of the Dee, a 
case of Isle of Wight disease occurred in 1913. 
£.—B had sent to England for driven bees in 1912, and in the spring 
of 1913 the disease first began to show in his apilary. 
During this year his six stocks gradually dwindled and died out. The 
hives were cleaned up and disinfected. 
As far as is known no further cases occurred in this parish in 1913, 
unless it might be at H’s, which is mentioned later. But in 1914 all the 
apiaries in B’s vicinity became affected. 
C.—C lived about a quarter of a mile north of B. In June 1914, C 
reported that his bees were not working, although the weather was good 
and there was plenty of nectar to be had. The apiary, consisting of two 
hives and a ruskie, was found to be in the final stages of the disease, and 
in July there were very few bees left and less honey than in June. The 
owner then destroyed his bees and disinfected his hives. 
D.—D was another neighbour, living about three-eighths of a mile north- 
east of B. He had only one stock, which was found to be very weak in 
June 1914. The stock was left until August, when it was so much 
reduced that the owner destroyed the few bees that were left and disinfected 
his hive. 
H—E’s apiary, situated three-quarters of a mile north-east of B, was 
attacked in August 1914. The bees may have been suffering earlier, but 
no record of this exists. E had sent samples of bees to the British Bee 
Journal, which reported them to be suffering from Isle of Wight disease. 
Incidentally, it may be mentioned that bees from the same source sent to 
Aberdeen University investigators were reported as free from Nosema. Only 
two stocks appeared to be infected, but in September 1914 the remainder 
showed marked signs of the same trouble. In October three out of four 
stocks were seriously affected, and between this time and April 1915 these 
three stocks had died off, and the remaining one was so weak that there 
was merely a handful of bees on the comb. These the owner treated 
with candy and quinine without success, and the stock died out before the 
end of the month. 
fF’ —F lived about a mile north-east of B and owned four stocks. In August 
1914 there were slight indications of Isle of Wight disease. In September 
one stock became badly affected, and the three others all showed symptoms. 
The worst of the affected stocks was removed to Aberdeen for experimental 
purposes (60 DD. of this report). The British Bee Journal reported 
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