28 BULLETIN 965, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Containers. 



One type of container extensively used was a |-pound paraffined 

 paper bag (fig. 10.) Well-made paper bags were purchased in large 

 quantities, punched about 2 inches above the bottom with four holes 

 small enough to exclude honeybees, and dipped in molten paraffin of 



Fig. 10. — A paraffined paper bag in place on tree. 



a melting point above 124° F. Paraffin, being highly inflammable, 

 should be removed from the stove during the dipping. The top of 

 the bag is held with a pair of curved forceps or pliers, the bag com- 

 pletely submerged in the paraffin, momentarily drained, and stood 

 top upward on a greased board or tin. This allow* the residue 

 paraffin to settle well into the bottom, the part where leakage is most 

 apt to occur. Bags were found to be' quite satisfactory and the le^st 



