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THE APIABY. 
sweetened, be placed at night among the hives, in white dishes, 
many millers will he drowned. Moth “traps” form the basis of 
a considerable trade. Some of these might be well enough il 
they were erupted and the wqnns destroyed every week; but 
as they are usually neglected, they become “moth nurseries," 
instead of traps. 
Worms may be trapped early in the season, by laying pieces 
of shingle or split elder, the hollowing side down, upon the bot- 
tom-board. The worms will retreat under these to spin their 
cocoons, and must be destroyed once or twice a week, or they 
“take unto themselves wings and fly away.” The moth is less 
troublesome in large apiaries. The sprightly little wren, if en- 
couraged to build its nest near the hives, will destroy myriads 
of worms and insects. They are easily attracted, by putting up 
boxes made three inches square, with an inch and a half hole 
for an entrance. 
ANTS AND OTHER VERMIN. 
Ants will frequently get into the chamber of the hive if not 
properly constructed, and whenever disturbed are very annoying 
to both the bees and the keeper. To banish them from the hive 
start them out with smoke and brush a little spirits of turpen- 
tine where they “most do congregate,” and should they have a 
hillock near treat it a few times to warm soapsuds, and the ants 
will bid you a long adieu. If spirits of turpentine be not at 
hand, the leaves of catnip, tansy or black walnut, placed in their 
“ retreats,” will usually drive them away. Spiders often spin 
their webs abopt the hives and ensnare some bees. They should 
