§ 94. Mr. Nieldasked the Minister of Agriculture if the will sanction the import from the U.S.A. of Italian queen bees in order to improve the strain of bees in this country and to combat the disease known as European fowl brood
§ Mr. CollickNo. There is no shortage in this country of home-bred queen bees which are equal in performance to Italian queen bees of American origin. I am advised that although certain strains of American bees may be resistant to American foul brood they are susceptible to European foul brood. No strains have been found to be resistant to this latter disease.