. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 408 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Oct. 8, 1896. a penny—was expressly used in order to simplify the matter, and employ materials easily obtainable. On the other hand, a "minim," or 1 oz. measure, would have to be purchased, and many would hardly under- stand its use. 10 lb. of sugar was taken as about the usual weight most readers would boil at one time, and those needing, say, 5 lb., could use half the quantity. We might have naphthol prepared for sending out in solution if there was a demand for it, or if it was pre- ferred in that
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 408 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [Oct. 8, 1896. a penny—was expressly used in order to simplify the matter, and employ materials easily obtainable. On the other hand, a "minim," or 1 oz. measure, would have to be purchased, and many would hardly under- stand its use. 10 lb. of sugar was taken as about the usual weight most readers would boil at one time, and those needing, say, 5 lb., could use half the quantity. We might have naphthol prepared for sending out in solution if there was a demand for it, or if it was pre- ferred in that form by the bulk of those using it. [1562.] Parasites on Bees —I should feel it a favour if you will say if bees are, as a rule, infected with insect parasites ? I th!s week purchased a queen (Italian), and on receiving the sfune, with attendants, I saw on the queen an insect, about the size of a pin-head, or a shade smaller, of a reddish-brown colour, with eight legs. I noticed that from the queen it went on a worker, then again to the queen and back again. I afterwards removed it. Kindly tell me if it is infectious, or is it a natural thing to be found on these bees ?— N. A., Cheshire. Reply.—We rather think that closer in- spection will show that the insect referred to has not eight but six legs, as in the " cut" below. If we are coirect, it is the Braula cceca, or blind louse, a parasite found some-. BRAULA CCECA. times infesting bees in hives, especially the queen bee. It seldom appears in this country, and may nearly always be traced to bees imported from the south of Europe. In your case, where only one insect was seen, no trouble need have been taken for its removal, as it would soon have disappeared. In fact, the parasite soon dies out in this country, the climate, fortunately, not being favourable to its continued existence. If as many as half-a- dozen are found on a queen we should pick them off with a pair of tweezers. [15C3.] Wintering Bees in Ob
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