CONTENTS. 
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CHAPTER XVII. 
DISEASED BROOD. 
Not generally understood, . . 266 
My own experience, . . . 267 
Description of Disease, . . . 267 
The cause uncertain, . . . 268 
Remedial Experiments, . . . 268 
Public inquiry and answers, . . 268 
Answers not satisfactory, . . 270 
A cause suggested, . . .270 
Reasons for the opinion, . . . 272 
Cause of its spreading, . . 273 
CH APTE 
Not easily detected at first, . . 274 
Symptoms to be observed, . . 274 
Scalding the honey to destroy the 
poison for feeding, . . .275 
When to examine stocks that have 
swarmed, .... 275 
Care in selecting stock-hives for 
winter, 276 
Accusations not always right, . 676 
XVIII. 
IRRITABILITY OP BEES. 
Their means of defence, . . 277 
Time of greatest Irritability, . . 278 
Proper Conduct, .... 278 
How to proceed when attacked, . 279 
A person’s breath offensive, and 
other causes, . . . 279 
Their manner of attack, . . 279 
Smoker described, . 
. 280 
Effect of Tobacco Smoke, 
. 281 
Sling described, . . v 
. 282 
Does its loss prove fatal f 
. 283 
Means of protection, 
. 284 
Remedies for stings, 
. 285 
CHAPTER XIX. 
ENEMIES 
Are they all guilty ? . . .286 
Rats and Mice, .... 287 
Are all the Birds guilty? . . 288 
King-bird— one word in his favor, . 288 
Cat-bird acquitted, . . . 289 
Toad got clear, .... 290 
Wasps and Hornets not favored, . 290 
Ants — a word in their favor, . . 291 
Spider condemned, . . . 292 
Wax-Moth unrivalled for mischief, 293 
Indications of their presence, . 296 
Management, 296 
Care in turning over Hives, . . 297 
OF BEES. 
Other symptoms of Worms, . . 298 
When they grow larger than usual, 299 
Time of Growth, .... 299 
Time of Transformation, . 300 
Freezing destroys Worms, Cocoon, 
and Moth, .... 300 
How they pass the Winter, . . 301 
Stocks more liable to be destroyed 
last of Summer, . . . 301 
When Bees are safe, . . . 302 
Means to destroy them, . . .302 
Making them drunk and their execu- 
tion by Chickens, . . .303 
CHAPTER XX. 
The Cause, 
Effects, . 
MELTING DOWN OF COMBS. 
. . 804 First Indications, . 
. . 304 Prevention, . 
. 305 
. 305 
