Enemies of Bees. 
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were so attacked, entirely freed from this insect 
by the means indicated. 
The floor-board should also be carefully 
cleaned or changed, in order to insure its being 
perfectly free from moth. If, however, the comb 
be very seriously attacked, so that the colony 
is observed to diminish visibly, it is probable 
that the queen is dead. 
In this case, the only course will be to unite 
the bees to those of another hive, taking care to 
sprinkle them with honey or syrup, flnishing up 
with a good puflf of smoke. 
2. Mice. — In order to avoid the introduction 
of mice into the hives, care must be taken to 
diminish the size of the entrance during the 
winter, in the way mentioned above ; for a hive 
taken possession of by mice in winter may 
possibly not only be damaged, but even entirely 
destroyed. 
3. The death’s-head moth is also very partial 
to honey. We have seen it enter a hive full 
of bees, and come out again after having well 
refreshed itself at the expense of the bees and 
their master. We have also found some inside 
the hives, who had paid dearly for their audacity 
by their lives. 
