. Diseases of bees. Bees. TREATMENT OF BEE DISEASES. 9 keeper. The larva gradually sinks down in the cell and becomes darker in color (fig. 2, /i, m), and the posterior end lies against the bottom of the cell. Frequently the segmentation of the larva is clearly marked. By the time it has partially dried down and has became quite dark brown (coffee col- ored) the most typical character- istic of this disease manifests itself. If a match stick or tooth-pick is in- serted into the de- caying mass and ^vithdrawn the larval remains adhere to it and are drawn out in a thread (fig. 3), which sometime
. Diseases of bees. Bees. TREATMENT OF BEE DISEASES. 9 keeper. The larva gradually sinks down in the cell and becomes darker in color (fig. 2, /i, m), and the posterior end lies against the bottom of the cell. Frequently the segmentation of the larva is clearly marked. By the time it has partially dried down and has became quite dark brown (coffee col- ored) the most typical character- istic of this disease manifests itself. If a match stick or tooth-pick is in- serted into the de- caying mass and ^vithdrawn the larval remains adhere to it and are drawn out in a thread (fig. 3), which sometimes extends for several inches before breaking. This ropiness is the chief characteristic used by the bee- keejjer in diagnosing this disease. The larva continues to dry down and gradually loses its ropiness until it finally becomes merely a. Fig. 3.—The ropiness of American foul brood. (Original.). 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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