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and deposit her whole burden of several hundred eggs, 

 as in the other case, but the heat from the bees is noAV 

 unnecessary to hatch them. The weather at this sea- 

 son will make any part of the hive warm enough to 

 set her whole brood at work at once, and in three weeks 

 all may be destroyed 1 This, and the fact that more 

 moths exist now than before, may account fo» the 

 greater number of stocks being destroyed at this sea- 

 son. Yet it is considered extremely bad management 

 to allow honey or combs to be devoured by this dis- 

 gusting creature. A little care to know the condition 

 of the stocks is necessary to prevent their getting the 

 start. These- duties should be fully considered before 

 we take the responsibility of the care of bees. 



WHEN BEES ARE SAFE. 



The only condition when we can rest and feel safe is 

 when we know all our stocks are full of bees. Even the 

 "moth-proof" hive containing combs will be scented 

 out by the moth, when there are no bees to guard it. 

 An argument to show that a moth can enter where a 

 bee can go is unnecessary, and a little observation, I 

 think, will prove that her eggs sometimes go where 

 she is not allowed. 



MEANS TO DESTBOT THEM. 



At this season, (July and August), it is a good plan 

 to put a few pieces of old dry combs near the hives, in 

 a box, or other place, as a decoy, where the moth may 

 have access. She will deposit a great many of her egga 

 here, instead of the hive, and can be easily destroyed, 



