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Acarine Disease in Bees. 



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should be soaked in cold water overnight; the other, us- d next 

 morning, should be soaked as soon as the morning milking is 

 finished. Both should be rinsed repeatedly, then washed, boiled 

 (or steamed) and hung in a clean place till again required. 



The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries wishes to inform 

 beekeepers that bees can now be examined for the presence of 



^. Acarine Disease, on payment of a fee of 2s. 



Acarine Disease: , , , ' L ... , m , , „ . 

 Examination of 6 sam Pl e submitted. The following 

 Bees instructions should be carefully observed : — 



(1) Specimens should be live bees, of 

 not less than 30 in number, taken from off the combs and not 

 collected from outside the hive. It is in this way only that 

 the true condition of the colony can be diagnosed. Dead bees 

 will not normally be accepted as they are unreliable for micro- 

 scopic examination. 



(2) The bees should be placed in a small cage or box, prefer- 

 ably of wood, provided with ventilation holes, and having a piece 

 of muslin fastened across the inside for the bees to cling to 

 during transit. 



(3) A supply of candy sufficient to last for a few days, or a 

 lump of sugar moistened with water, should be wrapped in 

 muslin and firmly fixed to the inside of the box. 



(4) The box should be secured with string and a label attached 

 addressed to the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries, 4, Whitehall Place, S.W.I, with the name and 

 address of the sender written on the reverse side, but crossed 

 through to prevent an error in the post. 



(5) Not more than three samples may be submitted by a bee- 

 keeper at any one time, but further samples may be sent at 

 intervals of four days. In all cases where more than one sample 

 is sent at a time, these should be numbered 1, 2 and 3 as the 

 case may be. 



(6) At the same time as the bees are despatched, a remittance 

 at the rate of 2s. for each sample submitted should be forwarded 

 under separate cover. No bees will be examined unless or until 

 this remittance has been received. Payment should be made by 

 cheque or Postal Order, payable to the order of the Ministry of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries and not to any individual by name, 

 and crossed " Bank of England." Postage Stamps will not be 

 accepted. The Ministry will not be responsible for any loss 

 occasioned by inattention to these instructions. 



