40 Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society. 
24th August. Visited Cullerlie, K’s Apiary.—tlsle of Wight disease 
prevalent in most stocks. No. 10 has got it. But the Italians, Nos. 25 and 
18, are both going on well with no signs. Hybrids also are well, and these 
have swarmed lately. This swarm has settled in the top of a hive at Wood- 
side which has got Isle of Wight disease very badly. I saw both stocks 
working (above and below) from the same hive. Took sample from No. 10. 
Result—failure to find Nosema. 
HT. , Linnercy.— Has Isle of Wight disease in most of his stocks. Took 
a sample from the worst, but did not find Nosema spores. Examined all K’s 
sample, also H’s. All had congested colons with pollen in a pasty condition. 
Most had chyle-stomachs, purplish ; some were quite dark. 
Main Features of Deeside Epizootie. 
This report deals with twenty-three apiaries extending from Culter, 
near Aberdeen, to Dinnet, a stretch of about 30 miles along the Dee 
valley, and covering 3 or 4 miles on either side. 
I. The epizootic was observed first in 1913, in particular at Culter 
and Dinnet, and in stocks introduced from the South of England. 
In the Culter case one year at least elapsed between the time of 
arrival and the commencement of the outbreak. The disease is 
still prevalent in this district. 
II. Within the area there has been a very considerable amount of 
destruction of bees and appliances, of disinfecting generally, and 
also of experimenting by the bee-keepers with advertised remedies. 
All these efforts have failed to cure the disease or to affect 
recognisably its continuance. 
III. There are instances of stocks “passed over” within apiaries, though 
in close proximity to sick stocks. In this area at least one example 
is known of a stock prospering in a non-disinfected hive in which 
a stock had died out of the disease. 
IV. Bees, in a number of instances, were sent by bee-keepers to the 
editors of the British Bee Journal, and were reported to be suffer- 
ing from Isle of Wight disease. We have been unable to find 
Nosema in the bees of Deeside generally. 
