112 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS ON APICULTURE. 
Pago. 
Bacillus alvei, supposed relation to European foul brood 41 
larvae, exciting cause of American foul brood 20, 24, 37, 38, 39-40, 41, 58 
" Y," possible exciting cause of European foul brood 41 
Bacteria, nature, distribution, methods of studying them, results of their 
activity 36-37 
of brood diseases, heating honey for their destruction 12 
relation to bee diseases 36-37 
Bacteriological needs of beekeeping in United States 77 
Banana, source of honey in Hawaii 49 
Barberry, source of honey in Massachusetts 93 
Basswood (see also Linden). 
defoliation by gipsy moth and brown-tail moth 104 
period of nectar secretion in Berkshire region of Massachusetts 94 
source of honey in Massachusetts 91, 93 
Bee breeding, importance 78 
brush, use 5 
colonies sold in Massachusetts 102-103 
disease in Hawaii resembling ' ' pickled brood " 57 
inspection 31 
status in United States -. 75 
survey in Hawaii 56-57 
diseases can be controlled 30-31 
cause, relation to treatment 33-42 
causes, exciting 35-37 
predisposing 34-35 
damage therefrom 25-26 
diagnosis.... 38 
etiology (cause) .' 34-37 
relation to treatment 33-42 
heating honey for destruction of bacteria 12 
in Massachusetts 23-32, 104-105 
introduction not recent '.i 27-28 
present extent 26-27 
loss to bee keepers , ,.M 73-75 
nature, methods of spread, means of preventing introduction into 
Hawaiian Islands * 57-58 
relation of etiology (cause) to treatment, summary and conclu- 
sions 42 
spread 29-30 
treatment 31-32 
curative 39 
preventive 38-39 
escape, use 5-6 
keeping in greenhouses and the spread of bee diseases 29-30 
Hawaii 43-58 
bee keepers' association 44 
rights 45 
disease survey 56-58 
extent of industry 45-47 
honey sources 47-54 
introduction of honey plants 54 
methods of management 44 
publications thereon 43-44 
wax production 54-56 
