This book investigates the causes and potential treatments for the devastating Isle of Wight disease affecting honeybees. The authors, John Rennie and John T. Anderson, present their observations and experimental findings from research conducted prior to 1916. Their work aims to shed light on the pathology of this disease, which threatened the viability of apiculture at the time, by detailing their empirical methods and the results obtained.

This historical scientific text offers a direct look into early 20th-century apicultural research. The restoration of this pre-1916 work allows modern readers to engage with the foundational investigations into a significant bee disease. The detailed observations and experimental methods provide valuable context for understanding the progression of entomological and veterinary science. Its value lies in its primary source material for researchers and historians of beekeeping and disease pathology.