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of this). But we will now suppose such descending 
bottofn-boards capable of throwing every worm that 
touches it “ heels over head” to the ground ; what 
have we gained ? His neck is not broken, nor any 
other bone of his body ! As if nothing extraordinary 
had happened, he quietly gathers himself up, and 
looks about for snug quarters ; he cares not a fig for 
the hive now; he gormandized on the combs until 
satisfied, before he left them, and is glad to get awaj 
from the bees any how. A place large enough for a 
cocoon is easily found, and when he again becomes 
desirous of visiting the hives, it is not to satisfy his 
own wants, but to accommodate his progeny ; he is then 
furnished with wings ample to carry him to any height 
that you choose to put your bees. 
A MOTH CAN GO WHERE BEES CAN. 
A hive that is proof against the moth, is yet to be 
constructed. We frequently hear of them, but when 
the}’' come to be tested, somehow these worms get 
where the bees are. When your hives become so full 
of bees, that they cover the board in a cool morning, 
the worms will be seldom found there, except under 
the edge of the hive. 
TRAP TO CATCH WORMS. 
You may now raise the front side half an inch, on 
blocks, for the 'warm weather, unless the colony be- 
comes reduced ; but you may still catch the worms by 
laying under the bees a narrow shingle, a stick of elder 
split in two lengthwise, where they may spin their 
