. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. June, 1915. 193 American Vee Journal about the so-called sage weevil. Our sages here were somewhat af- fected. In some places black sage looked rather bad. I will quote from a letter from Mr. Mendleson, of Ventura, as to conditions there some I<» days ago : " Weather still very cloudy. The scale hive losing 'i to ^4 pounds per day. The worm is making sad havoc in many places in both black and purple sage. It destroys the whole case of the blossom and buds. It has not ap- peared at my main location yet. Warm sunshiny days will kill the pest. Ma
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. June, 1915. 193 American Vee Journal about the so-called sage weevil. Our sages here were somewhat af- fected. In some places black sage looked rather bad. I will quote from a letter from Mr. Mendleson, of Ventura, as to conditions there some I<» days ago : " Weather still very cloudy. The scale hive losing 'i to ^4 pounds per day. The worm is making sad havoc in many places in both black and purple sage. It destroys the whole case of the blossom and buds. It has not ap- peared at my main location yet. Warm sunshiny days will kill the pest. Many are feeding large quantities of syrup to keep the bees alive. A condition I have not seen heretofore. The ground is wet deep. Hot weather will give us the desired honey flow. I have not seen so moisture before and no nectar secretion, though 1884 was simi- lar. It looks to me as though those having white honey this year ought to get a good ; This was written on May 9. The desired warm, bright weather has come, and the black sage is look- ing much better, and the conditions at present look favorable. The year 1884 spoken of by Mr. Men- dleson was one of great rainfall and a late season for the bees, but we got a fine crop. The worm that has affected the sage is the larva of a moth, as reported by our Horticultural Commissioner, Mr. Bishop, and not a weevil. He has sent the specimens we took him, to the State Station for identifi- cation. It is a small bluish white worm about '4 inch in length. With the present honey-flow the bees are perceptibly overcoming European foul brood in the infected apiaries. Of course, this may be only temporary, but the outlook is favorable toward helping to eradicate it to a consider- able extent. We have now had six days of bright weather to date. May l.'i, and the indications are for continued fair Conducted by Wesley Foster. Boulder. Colo, Using Lye for Cleaning Separators Several beekeepers have told me
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