Isle of Wight Disease in Hive Bees. 39 
A week later, I found only three hives and one ruskie left. The rest had 
been destroyed on receipt of the above-mentioned report. 
The surviving stocks were examined, but no symptoms of Isle of Wight 
disease were apparent. The owner, as a precaution, however, destroyed 
them. 
X.—X, situated about one mile north of V, had originally come from 
Strathdon, and his bees had never flourished, but had been continually dying 
out. V had been down to work among them several times in 1915, and used 
his own gloves, smoker, and veil. 
Drones had been thrown out of one of X’s stocks abnormally early, and 
V had come in order to advise. Later, a first swarm came off this stock, and 
died out very shortly afterwards. A second swarm then came off, and these 
bees also died off. 7 
When the stock was visited in August 1915, there was merely a handful 
of bees left. X then destroyed these, his last stock, and cleaned and dis- 
infected his hives. | 
Y.—In 1914 X had sold an old hive to a neighbour Y, who lived about 
two miles south of his apiary. The stock which was placed in this hive 
died, and another stock beside it was reported dying out also. 
No other cases within a radius of five miles are known. 
2.,—EXTRACTS FROM DIARY OF VISITS OF J. &. TO 
DEESIDE BEE-KEEPERS. 
23rd August 1915. Visited Anguston Apiary.—Found twenty-one hives 
in small garden all affected with Isle of Wight disease. Ground littered 
with dead bees so that it was not possible to walk in garden without treading 
on them. Some had been treated with a syrup of sugar and jalap, and were 
reported to be improved, but this was not permanent. Sample taken ; 
pulped. Negative result as regards Nosema spores. 
Visited R’s Bees at Drwmoak.—Both stock and swarm active. Swarm had 
required an eke. There were a few crawling bees about, but not many. 
This is a case where intermittent crawling, moderate only, has occurred, Is 
this an aspect of the resistance of this stock where the infection has laid hold 
of a few, but has not overcome the majority of the stock ? 
D , Durris—When last seen, one stock had Isle of Wight disease ; 
now, four or five have it. He has been spraying ground with Izal, and feeding 
an advertised preparation to the diseased stock, but apparently without effect. 
The disease has spread. Bees examined did not contain Nosema spores. 
When visited again in January 1916, all the stocks were extinct. 
