66 THE BEE MOTH. 
them take their own course, believing if he meddles with 
them, they will “run out’) that something is wrong with 
that hive. So he examines them and finds the combs a 
mass of webs, with hundreds of moth millers among the 
combs, and the combs themselves filled with vile worms. 
“Ah!” he says, “the bee moth has destroyed that swarm 
of bees ;” when in fact the moth had no more to do with 
bringing about the loss than the maggots, found in the 
carcass of anice lamb destroyed by dogs, had to do with 
destroying the life of the animal. “Oh,” says some wise 
hbee-keeper, “I know better than that for I have seen the 
hee moth flying about my hives and trying to get in.” 
Very well; I have seen the flesh fly circling about live 
animals, but think you there was any danger from them 
as long as the animal wasin health? Notabit. Neither 
is there any danger from the bee moth, if you keep your 
stocks of bees strong and healthy. But if you have weak 
or diseased stocks, or have honey in boxes in warm weather 
unprotected by the bees, look out for the bee moth. 
Fumigate with sulphur all combs taken from hives in 
warm weather ; immediately after which, seal up closely 
in well-made hives or boxes, to prevent access by the 
moth miller. All combs taken out late in the fall, and 
kept through the winter in a place where they will be 
liable to freeze, may be sealed up so the moth cannot 
gain access to them, and the contents will keep safely 
through the next summer. Freezing destroys the vitality 
of the moth eggs. Fumigating with sulphur as directed 
in “Care of Box Honey in Warm Weather,” will destroy 
