and how to guard againft them. 221 
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which had as many of thefe moth maggots in 
them as bees ; for which reafon he burnt them 
both, with their bees, combs, honey, wax 
moths and maggots altogether. In doing this 
he thought he a@ed prudently ; but, in my o- 
pinion, he would have aGed a much wifer 
part, if he had driven all the bees that were in 
them, into empty hives and made two fwarms 
of them, or re-inforced weak hives, with them : 
and then {moaked the wax moths and mag- 
gots to death: after which, he might have 
given the bees of his other hives the combs to 
fuck the honey from them, and then melted 
the wax. His empty hive could have ferved 
another year, and thus he would have fuffered 
no lofs whatever, except that of the young bees, 
which would have been very trifling in com- 
parifon of lofing all. The pooreft and weakeft. 
hives are mo(t infefted with wax moths, as well 
as with other enemies. When any figns of fuch 
vermin appear, either without or within a hive, 
they fhould be inftantly deftroyed. 
Birps of different kinds are alfo enemies to 
bees ; efpecially in Spring, when they catch 
them on purpofe to feed their young with; fuch 
as the {wallow, the fparrow, the lark, the duck, 
and even the common hen. I myfelf have 
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