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perforated with holes just large enough to 
admit the passage of a bee, along the entrance 
to the hive to a height of 3% of an inch. 
Moths.—Moths of various kinds choose 
the hive as a suitable place in which to deposit 
their eggs, and the bee-keeper has need to 
keep a sharp lookout for the first evidence of 
their visitation, for, if not dealt with promptly, 
disaster is sure to follow. They generally 
deposit their eggs in loose bundles among 
the combs, and immediately the grubs are 
hatched they commence operations on the cells, 
which are rendered useless by their perforations. 
The sawgate of the frame is a favourite lodging 
of the moth, and the skep hive, of course, is 
a happy hunting ground for it. 
The old-fashioned remedies — lavender 
flowers and camphor—are still esteemed the 
best for warding off moths, though naph- 
thaline and chemical solutions are without doubt 
equally effective. 
Ants.— The fondness of ants for sweet 
things is sufficient explanation of their raids 
on the hives. Where they are numerous it is 
advisable to stand the legs of the hive in tins 
containing paraffin oil: this is an effective 
means of preventing their climbing into the 
hives. 
