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over it so that it will burn readily, and setting it on fire. Care 
should be taken to place the receptacle containing the burning 
sulphur in a safe place on a large stone or metal, or in a larger 
tub or pan containing water. The building should be closed 
very tight to prevent the escape of the fumes. The combs should 
be separated to insure the fumes reaching all parts. Sometimes 
a second or even a third fumigation will be necessary to insure 
the destruction of all of the caterpillars in bad cases. 
Bisulfide of carbon may be used to accomplish a similar 
result, but great care is necessary as it is highly explosive and 
dangerous. In the use of this drug the combs are placed in a 
tight closet or box and a quantity of the liquid placed in an open 
dish above them. It evaporates rapidly and the heavy fumes 
settle over the combs, thus effectively killing the moths. No 
fire or light should be allowed about when this liquid is being 
used. 
LESSER WAX MOTIT 
There is a very small moth whose larva sometimes becomes 
troublesome in comb honey. It is not nearly so destructive as the 
larger species and its work is seldom noticed excepting in the 
comb honey. It frequently appears in honey that has been a 
considerable time in the market and greatly injures the appear- 
ance by spreading its webs over the cappings and making its 
small burrows into the wax, thus causing leakage, waste, and 
a bad appearance. The remedy is fumigation. 
THE BUSINESS OF AN INSPECTOR 
More than half of the States and several Canadian provinces 
now have inspectors with police powers for the purpose of con- 
trolling bee diseases. But a few years will elapse until every 
State and province where bee-keeping is an important industry 
will make such provision. Where the work is thoroughly done 
a number of men are required to cover the field, so that the 
inspection work is growing in importance and in opportunity. 
