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maggots, devour the lawful inhabitants. This is 
not the only plague ; a still more destructive enemy 
sometimes makes its appearance in the shape of a 
large grub, that has been deposited in the egg state, 
in one of the unfinished cells, by a species of beetle, 
the Attelabus apiarius. This creature has no sooner 
gained a little strength, than with its strong fangs 
it breaks down all the partitions, and devours every 
thing it meets with. 
There are several other species of wild bees, who 
are remarkable for their different methods of con- 
structing their nests ; but as we have described the 
most prominent, and have already extended this 
article to a considerable length, we must refer the 
reader, who wishes for more information on the 
subject, to the elaborate publication of Mr. Kirby, 
entitled Monographia Apis Anglice. 
