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feeds in the hive when grown, &c. ; but as all this can- 

 not be of great importance, I pass it over, and notice 

 the practice of some persons who surround their 

 Apiary with torches in the evening, in order to de^ 

 stroy the moth, by singing his wings, together with 

 the objection to this, as being alike destructive to the 

 Bee, who will be drawn out upon the wing by the 

 same light that destroys the moth. Mr. Huish thus 

 concludes, " A remedy against this insect is very dif- 

 ficult, and the only advice I can give on this subject, 

 is, that ivhenever you suspect your hives are devour- 

 ing by the moth, join your Bees to another hive, and 

 thus save the little which remains. If your Bees 

 become inactive when other swarms are at work, and 

 continue so 10 or 15 days; no time is to* be lost in 

 examining your hive, where the ravages of the moth 

 will appear. Save your Bees if possible by removal 

 to another hive ; all their labours are lost in that 

 hive.' 5 



The death-head spinx, or hawk-moth, is a great 

 butterfly, and belongs also to the family of phcetenoe. 

 It is one of the most formidable enemies of the Bee ; 

 it alarms them very much, and sometimes in one 

 night, will rob a hive of a great portion of its store. 

 This butterfly emits a sharp and plaintive sound, 

 which, with the spot on its breast, rudely representing 

 a death's head, give rise to its name. It feeds on 

 the leaf of the potatoe, and appears in the month of 

 September. It is confounded with the bat, because 

 of its size, and of its flight at the same time. As 

 soon as the Bees perceive its approach, they are ail 

 in commotion, and retreat into their hive. Mr. Hu- 

 ish notices some remarks of M. Lomebard upon the 

 curious defensive position of the Bees, by way of se- 

 curity against this enemy, which I shall pass over*, 

 together with Mr. Huber's remarks upon the same vi- 

 sionary scheme. Mr. Huish notices no particular 

 remedy against this insect. 



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