ON ISLE OF WIGHT DISEASE IN HIVE BEES — ETIOLOGY. 
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Table I. — continued. 
Eef. 
No. 
Date. 
Locality. 
Condi- 
tion of 
Stock. 
Numbers 
Examined. 
Tarso- 
nemus. 
Remarks. 
97a 
26 June 
Bristol 
S. 
6 
6 
Heavily infected from a cast which up 
till a few days previously appear 
healthy. Crawling sudden and ex- 
tensive. 
99 
28 „ 
Banchory 
s. 
6 
6 
An ordinary advanced case. 
100 
26 „ 
Rubislaw 
H. 
30 
0 
See record, No. 60. 
102 
29 „ 
Edinburgh 
S. 
13 
10 
Has shown none of usual signs of Isle of 
Wight disease, but has dwindled since 
spring. Queen found free of infection. 
103 
29 „ 
Northumberland 
s. 
12 
12 
105 
30 „ 
Turriff 
S. 1 ■ 
7 
5 
Intermittent signs of disease shown. 
These bees not known to have the 
disease. 
108 
2 July 
Ellon 
s. 
8 
6 
Reported 17th September: — “Now 
very healthy and closely packed down 
on ten standard frames. Gave one and 
a half crates shallow frames surplus.” 
111 
2 
Ellon 
H. 
13 
0 
Same apiary as No. 108. 
112 
2 
Ellon 
H. 
1 
Strong stock all along, swarmed twice. 
Gave two and a half crates shallow 
frames surplus. Never showed any 
signs of disease. 
115 
3 „ 
Port Elphinstone 
H. 
30 
0 
See record, Re No. 1. 
116 
3 „ 
WarriloWj Sussex 
H. 
7 
0 
118 
5 „ 
Cluny 
S. 
6 
6 
Intermittent disease history from pre- 
vious September. Died out about 
this date. 
119 
5 „ 
Nairn 
H. 
5 
0 
120 
5 „ 
Cults 
S. 
13 
13 
An 'ordinary advanced case. 
124 
3 „ 
Inverurie 
s. 
6 
6 
Do. 
126 
8 „ 
Glasgow 
H. 
30 
3 
There have been no signs of the disease. 
128 
8 „ 
Keig 
S. 
6 
6 
299 
8 „ 
Witney, Oxon. 
s. 
6 
6 
Slight crawling only, at this stock. 
129 
8 „ 
Inverness 
s. 
6 
6 
Crawling observed for months pre- 
viously. Infection very heavy. 
134 
8 „ 
Rubislaw 
H. 
30 
5 
Died subsequently of the disease. 
140 
9 „ 
Rubislaw 
s. 
19 
19 
From 4th June onward this stock by 
repeated examination (4 times in one 
month) showed practically every bee 
infected. It appeared to be doing 
moderately well. Mass crawling was 
never observed, but the stock became 
queenless and died out before the 
end of July. 
141 
10 „ 
Inverurie 
s. 
10 
10 
146 
11 „ 
Boat of Garten 
H. 
3 
3 
Stock believed healthy; from apiary 
where other four stocks had died 
from the disease. 
148 
13 „ 
Park 
s. 
4 
4 
Stock crawling. Drones were included 
in this examination. 
149 
14 „ 
Boat of Garten 
H. 
14 
10 
Not known to be sick, but some bees 
seem to have dislocated wings. 
165 
15 1 
Coull 
S. 
5 
5 
Yielded a , good top swarm, and crawl- 
ing appeared subsequently. Tracheae 
were closely packed with mites in 
all cases. 
