The Occurrence of Bee Diseases in the United States

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Excerpt from The Occurrence of Bee Diseases in the United States: Preliminary Report In conducting a campaign for the eradication or control Of a pest it is of the highest importance that information be obtained concerning its location. For this reason one of the phases of the work on the brood diseases of bees in the Bureau of Entomology has been to learn where these diseases now occur in the United States. There has never before been an opportunity for such work, and the extent of dis ease has been largely a matter of estimate and conjecture. It is obvious, that such data are of value not only in aiding present apiary inspec tion, but also in obtaining inspection where it is not now provided. These data are also to be used in the distribution of bulletins and other publications to the people who need them and in numerous other ways. The object of the present publication is to present the data on this subject acquired by the bureau previous to March 1, 1911. It is not claimed that the work has been completed, for this is obviously not the case. The publication of this preliminary report is deemed advisable, so that those interested in the control of the brood diseases of bees may have an opportunity to make use of the present knowl~ edge of the subject. It is hoped that bee keepers who have additional information will recognize the deficiencies of these records, and will aid in making them more complete by sending to this bureau samples of diseased brood for examination. In asking bee keepers for data on the occurrence of these diseases it is found that some are unwilling to let it be known that they have disease in their apiaries. This, of course, Should not be so, as it is no particular disgrace to have disease appear in the apiary. The dis grace comes in allowing it to remain. In appreciation of this feeling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.