egin{tabular}{l l} White ants, or & Considerable trouble has been experienced in the \ Termites & experimental apiary with white ants honeycomb- \ Termites & ing the legs of the bee stands. A very satisfactory remedy for this trouble is to soak the \ legs of the stand & thoroughly in creosote. \ & Whenever trouble results from either of these \ Ants, roaches & sources one may conclude immediately that the \ and spiders & colony is in a highly weakened condition and immediate attention is demanded. No other remedy \ & is necessary than to & get the colony strong. \ & Bee marting will frequent an apiary from time \ Birds & to time and destroy a considerable number of bees. \ & They seem to be partial to young queens and have \ & caused the queen breeders appreciable loss. A little care, however, \ & will induce this bird to leave. Shooting at the bird, not trying to kill \ & it, has given success. \ & The cause of American foul brood is now known \ & American foul & to be a microscopic organism called _Bacillus larvae_ \ & brood & White. Dr. E. F. Phillips, in charge of apicultural investigations of the U. S. Department of \ & Agriculture, describes this disease as follows: \ & "When the larvae are first affected they turn to a light chocolate \ & color and in the advanced stages of decay become darker, resembling \ & roasted coffee in color. Usually the larvae are attacked at about the \ & time of capping, and most of the cells containing infected larvae are \ & capped. As decay proceeds, these cappings become sunken and perforated, and, as the healthy brood emerges, the comb shows the scattered cells containing larvae which have died of disease, still capped. \ & The most noticeable characteristic of this infection is the fact that \ & when a small stick is inserted in a larvae which has died of the disease, and then slowly removed, the broken-down tissues adhere to it \ & and will often stretch out for several inches before breaking. When \ & the larva dries, it forms a dark brown color, which can best be observed when the comb is held so that a bright light strikes the lower \ & side wall of the cell. Decaying larvae which have died of this disease \ & have a very characteristic odor, which resembles a poor quality of glue. \ & The disease seldom attacks drone or queen larvae.1 \ & Dr. Phillips describes the European foul brood as follows: \ & "This disease attacks larvae earlier than does \ & **European foul** & American foul brood, and a comparatively small \ & brood. & percentage of the diseased brood is ever capped. \ & The diseased larvae which are capped over have \ & sunken and perforated cappings. The larvae when first attacked show \ & a small yellow spot on the body near the head and move uneasily in \ & the cell. When death occurs they turn yellow, then brown, and finally \ & ly almost black. Decaying larvae which have died of this disease do \ & not usually stretch out in a long thread when a small stick is inserted \ & and slowly removed. Occasionally, there is a very slight 'ropiness,' but \ & this is never very marked. The thoroughly dried larvae form irregular \ & scales, which are not strongly adherent to the lower side wall of the \ & cell. There is very little odor from decaying larvae which have died \ & from this disease, and when an odor is noticeable it is not the 'glue-pot' \ & odor of the American foul brood, but more nearly resembles that of \ & soured dead brood. This disease attacks drone and queen larvae very \ & soon after the colony is infected. It is as a rule much more infectious \ & & \ \end{tabular}