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brood begin to appear towards the end of April or early in May— 
earlier or later, according to climate and season. Those of the second 
brood are most abundant in August ; but some may be found between 
these periods, and even much later.” 
The bee-moth I have seen here in New Zealand does not 
exceed a quarter of an inch in length, and, as far as my expe- 
rience teaches me, is identical with the clothes moth, and will 
be easily recognised by most of my readers. 
Fig. 127,_MALE AND FEMALE BEE-MOTH. 
The engravings shown in this chapter represent the bee-moth 
and its ravages described by Langstroth ; but as its habits are 
the same as those in Australasia, they convey all the informa- 
tion necessary to put the apiarist on his guard. 
DAMAGE TO COMBS. 
In warm evenings the female moth may be often seen about 
the hives, seeking for a place to deposit eggs, which she usually 
does in any cracks or crevices about it. These eggs are white, 
round, and very small. Ina short time they hatch into dirty 
grey-looking caterpillars, and it is in this stage they commit 
their ravages by destroying the combs. 
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Fig. 128,\_SILKEN TUBE OF BEE-MOTH LARVA. 
As a defence from the attacks of the bees, each of the larve 
envelopes itself in a silken tube (Fig. 128), which they extend 
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