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feeds in the hive when grown, &c . ; but as all this can- 
not be of great importance, I pass it over, and notice 
the practice of some persons who surround their 
Apiary with torches in the evening, in order to de- 
stroy the moth, by singing his wings, together with 
the objection to this, as being alike destructive to the 
Bee, who will be drawn out upon the wing by the 
same light that destroys the moth. Mr. Huish thus 
concludes, “ A remedy against this insect is very dif- 
ficult, and the only adij^ice I can give on this subject, 
is, that whenev'er you suspect your hives are devour- 
ing by the moth, join your Bees to another hive, and 
thus save the little which remains. If your Bees 
become inactive when other swarms are at work, and 
continue so 10 or 15 days; no lime is to be lost in 
examining your hive, where the ravages of the moth 
will appear. Save your Bees if possible by removal 
to another hive ; all their labours are lost in that 
hive.” 
The death-head spinx, or hawk-moth, is a great 
butterfly, and belongs also to the family of phtEicnoe. 
It is one of the most formidable enemies of the Bee ; 
it alarms them very much, and sometimes in one 
night, will rob a hive of a great portion of its store. 
This butterfly emits a sharp and plaintive sound, 
which, with the spot on its breast, rudely representing 
a death’s head, give rise to, its name. It feeds on 
the leaf of the potatoe, and appears in the month of 
September. It is confounded with the bat, because 
of its size, and of its flight at^ the same lime. As 
soon as the Bees perceive its approach, they are all 
in commotion, and retreat into their hive. Mr. Hu- 
ish notices some remarks of M'. Lomebard upon the 
curious defensive position of the Bees, by way of se- 
curity against this enemy, which 1 shall pass over, 
together with Mr. Huber’s remarks upon the same vi- 
sionary scheme. Mr. Huish notices no particular 
remedy against this insect. 
The Bear, the Fox, and the Badger, are all 
