The next found poem that I'm going
to read to you is the work of E. F. Phillips, PhD,
which shows you that a PhD can write a notable poem.
And its from his classic work, The Treatment of Bee Diseases--
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A publication of the Department of Agriculture
in Washington DC in 1911.
I call attention to the date-- it
was a date at which William Carlos Williams had hardly
written a poem.
This is "The Treatment of Bee Diseases."
The diseases of adult bees are but imperfectly known.
At present four are known to beekeepers by name.
One, dysentery.
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Affects bees only in winter, after a good cleansing
flight the trouble usually disappears--
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But if the bees are unable to fly they die in great numbers.
Two, a so-called paralysis.
Worker bees are seen crawling in front of the hive
with their abdomens distended.
Frequently the bees so affected are almost hairless.
The cause of this peculiar trouble is unknown
and no remedy can be recommended.
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Three, Isle of Wight disease.
The Isle of Wight disease has recently
decimated the adult bees on the Isle of Wight
and is said to be spreading in England.
So far as is known, no trouble of this kind
has been experienced in America.
Four--
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Spring dwindling.
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Spring dwindling, is probably due to the fact
that the colony goes into winter with too many old worn out
bees.
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Dwindling may be diminished by keeping the colony warm so
that all of the energy of the old bees
may be used to the best advantage.
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