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upwards, when the principal light is above, attracting 
them through the wedge-shaped opening {we) (which 
extends the whole length of the trap), to be securely 
caught. The returning bees cannot enter w, as the 
zinc is here of fine perforation ; but the front of the 
hive is still hidden, and the change in entrance some- 
what bewildering. How far I avoided these dis- 
advantages in my trap (B), much older than those 
described, others must judge. I used it, in former 
years, to secure drones of the wrong sort, and found 
its action all that could be desired. Wooden ends 
Fig. 42.— Queen and Drone Traps— Sections (Scale, i). 
A, Howard’s Trap— ge, qe'. Queen-excluder ; he. Hive Entrance ; te, Trap Entrance ; 
IV, Window with fine Perforations ; we. Wire Wedge with Opening above. B, 
Cheshire’s Trap— A/, Hive Front ; ab. Alighting-board ; t. Tube ; e. Entrance 
for Returning Bees ; ex. Exit ; other Letterings as before. 
hold in position the parts shown. It fits up to the 
hive entrance {he), and even a porch, if wide enough, 
presents no difficulty. The bees march forwards, 
by the trap entrance {te), towards the light, ascend- 
ing an incline of thin wood, with a piece of window 
glass {gl) over it, the two forming a narrow, flat 
tube {t). Now, flying to the holes, the workers 
escape, while the drones or queen remain. In return- 
ing, the workers quite naturally avoid the strange 
form, and walk down the known hive front {hf), to 
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