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the bee cannot pierce with its sting, it is not so with the 
moth, and of this fact they seem to be aware, for when- 
ever a bee approaches they dart away with a speed 
much greater than that of any bee disposed to follow. 
They enter the hive, and dodge out in a moment, either 
from fear of the bees, or from having actually encountered 
them. Now it needs no argument to show that, when 
our stocks are well protected, there must be a poor chance 
for the moth to deposit her eggs upon the combs, which 
instinct teaches her is the proper place. But she must 
leave them somewhere. 
WHERE THEIR EGGS ARE DEPOSITED. 
When driven from all the combs within, the next best 
places are the cracks and flaws about the hive, that are 
Fig. $0.—wWoRM GALLERY IN COMB. 
lined with propolis, and the dust and chips that fall on 
the floor-board of a young swarm not full. This last ma- 
terial is partly wax, and answers very well instead of comb. 
The eggs will hatch here, and the worms sometimes as- 
cend to the comb; but if the dust that collects upon 
the bottom is kept brushed off clean, it will prevent those 
hatched there from going up, and also hinder the bees from 
