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comb. It does not measure more than one-eighth 

 of an inch across its wings, and its caterpillar is 

 almost too small to be noticed, unless it occurs in 

 great numbers. It sometimes attacks the honey- 

 comb in the North, and in the South it is often a 

 great nuisance. The only remedy for this very 

 small pest is to change the bees to smaller hives, and 

 expose the infested comb to the fumes of carbon bi- 

 sulphide. 



BEE-MOTH MAXIMS 



The shiftless bee-keeper is the one who complains 

 of the wax-worm. 



Keep Italian bees. 



Keep the colonies strong. 



Do not leave more comb in the hive than the bees 

 are able to cover. 



Use well-made hives with no crevices. 



If you see a web upon the comb, hunt out the 

 caterpillar and kill it at once. 



If bee-moths get into the honey store-room, close 

 the room and fumigate it with brimstone or carbon 

 bisulphide. 



FOUL BROOD 



This is an infectious bacterial disease, and its 

 presence in the apiary may be attended by serious 

 results. When it first appeared in America, large 

 apiaries were completely destroyed. In 1874, Pro- 

 fessor Cohn discovered the organism which causes 

 the disease, and which bears the name of Bacillus 

 alvei. This microbe attacks the immature larvae 



