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the day lime, with their head downwards, lurk- 

 ing in and about the apiary. They enter the 

 hive in the night, and deposit their eggs in 

 such places as are uncovered, of course un- 

 guarded by the bees. These eggs hatch in a 

 short time, varying according to circumstan- 

 ces, probably from two or three days to four 

 or five months. At an early stage of their 

 existence, while yet a small worm, they spin 

 a web, and construct a silken shroud, or for- 

 tress, in which they envelope themselves, and 

 form a sort of path, or gallery, as they pass 

 onward in their n)arch ; at the same time be- 

 ing perfectly secure from the bees, in their 

 silken case, which they widen as they grow 

 4arger, with an opening in their front only, 

 near their head, they commit the greatest 

 havoc and devastation on the eggs,young bees 

 and all, that come in t^eir way as they pass. 



When the moth has arrived to his full state 

 of maturity, he makes preparation to change 

 to a miller, by winding into a cocoon, as has 

 been already explained. The miller is sur- 

 prisingly quick in all its movements, exceed- 



