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A study of the behavior of bees in colonies affected by European foulbrood /
Arnold Parker Sturtevant
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is made by number in parenthesis to " Literature cited," p. 28. BEES IN COLONIES AFFECTED BY EUROPEAN FOULBROOD 6the diseased larvae are cleaned out as this is taking place.The union with a healthy colony and the strength gained by the emergence of so many young bees gives the colony the stimulus to eliminate the disease.He notes, as have many other beekeepers since, that in August, when the buckwheat honey flow begins, the stronger of the diseased colonies are stimulated to clean up.Alexander (1) published a method of treatment for European foul- brood, the principle of which, after many varying failures and suc- cesses, is now the basis for the present method of treatment most used; that is, requeening with Italian stock.Alexander mentions the need of three factors: First, the necessity of requeening with
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