228 DISEASES AND ENEMIES OF BEES. 
than the natives. 'Pheir disposition to defend themselves 
so vigorously, isan invaluable ally to the careful bee-keeper. 
With the frequent handling of movable combs, in the 
various operations incident to the season, 2 worm in any 
part of the hive can readily be detected and disposed of, 
and there is little excuse for allowing them to become 
numerous. A knife or other sharp-pointed instrument 
should be at hand to administer speedy justice, as every 
one not destroyed, soon becomes a host. Combs taken 
from hives in which bees have been wintered, and later 
in the season, such spare combs as the moth may have had 
access to, should be examined, and if signs of its work 
are seen, the combs should be placed in a box, and sub- 
jected to the fumes of brimstone. Such combs are valua- 
ble, and should be preserved. If, from any mishap or 
carelessness, a stock becomes so over-run with worms as 
to be in danger of destruction, the bees should be remov- 
ed, and the hive and contents thoroughly fumigated with 
brimstone. If any brood should be worth saving, let 
it be cut out, and cared for. The combs unfit for 
any purpose, should be buried or burned. 
MOTH-PROOF HIVES. 
No hive has ever yet been invented which will exclude 
the moth. It is distressing to contemplate the amount of 
humbuggery that credulous bee-keepers have endured for 
scores of years, in the shape of so-called moth-proof 
hives. Let it be distinctly understood by all beginners 
that the moth is not the cause of the decline of a once 
healthy stock. It simply takes advantage of the weak- 
ness induced by other causes. Therefore, the obvious 
remedy or preventive is, to “‘keep all colonies strong,” 
and destroy every moth, larva, or chrysalis at sight. 
