THE BEE MOTH. 67 
the moth worms, and prevent damage to the combs, if 
they receive attention within a few days after the eggs 
are hatched; but if the worms are suffered to remain for 
any considerable length of time, the combs will be badly 
damaged, if not entirely ruined. In protecting honey or 
empty comb from the bee moth in warm weather, every 
bee keeper should recollect that eternal vigilance is the 
price of success! With the Controllable Hive and New 
System of Bee Management the true condition of stocks 
is known at all times. The stocks are very populous in 
July and August, which is the time the bee moth is most 
numerous about the hives. I never hada stock damaged 
by the bee moth since I adopted my present system of bee 
management. 
