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THE APPLK r.EAF HOPPER 



rounded and blunt. From a ])()int just al)ove the height of the eyes 

 a median dorsal ridge (carina) black in color, extends backward the 

 whole length of the body, broken at each segment. A few scattered 

 bristles are located on the last two segments. 



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Figs. 8i, s.') and 8(i. Kgg, luuch ealarged, young larva, and full grown larva of 

 Bee Moth. Original. 



The pupal stage, as observed in our msec 

 12 to 20 da}s, though the records show two e 

 it lasted eight days and forty days respectively, 

 of a little over two months elapsing between 

 and the production of the moth, and there 

 two broods in Aiinnesota. 



lary. is normally troni 

 xceptional cases where 

 . This makes a period 

 the lading of the egg 

 are dou])tlcss at least 



Fig. sv and HS, Cocoon, pupa anil imago of Bee Motli. origina 



As previously stated, Italian bees have but little to fear from 

 this pest, the black bees being the particular sufiferers, but stored 

 comb honey, and stored comb in frames are in danger if not care- 

 fully watched. This is particularly true where such products are 

 stored in places which are not accessible to cold. Normally eggs 

 of the Bee Moth are laid only in the spring and summer, but let 

 wax and honey already infested be placed in a fairly warm room, and 

 breeding will continue indefinitely, as long as the food lasts. In 

 this connection be it said, the larva can subsist a long time, evidently 

 a month, in other words during its entire life, uj)on pure wax. as 

 determined in insectary experiments here. 



