. Diseases of bees. Bees. THE TREATMENT OF AMERICAN FOULBROOD has been mistaken for some of the less serious brood diseases, which require different treatment. It is therefore of the utmost importance that a correct diagnosis be made before corrective measures are applied. For this reason brief descriptions are here given of the. FiGDBB 2.—Stages In the decomposition of pupae dead of American foulbrood: A, B, C, Heads of pupae showing progressive stages of melting down and decay. In B and O • the tongues show prominently. D, Scale of American foulbrood formed from the dry- ing down of a diseas


. Diseases of bees. Bees. THE TREATMENT OF AMERICAN FOULBROOD has been mistaken for some of the less serious brood diseases, which require different treatment. It is therefore of the utmost importance that a correct diagnosis be made before corrective measures are applied. For this reason brief descriptions are here given of the. FiGDBB 2.—Stages In the decomposition of pupae dead of American foulbrood: A, B, C, Heads of pupae showing progressive stages of melting down and decay. In B and O • the tongues show prominently. D, Scale of American foulbrood formed from the dry- ing down of a diseased pupa. E, Scale of American foulbrood formed from' the drying down of a diseased pupa, with a vestige of the tongue adhering to the roof of the cell. two other common brood disease of the apiary, European foulbrood and sacbrood. European foulbrood usually kills the larvae in the coiled stages (fig. 3). The dead larvae are slightly yellowish white in color. The brood remains are watery, pastelike, or granular, the appearance varying according to the age at which the larvae die. The scales. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original


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