mis enemy. She tcdesruus H get 
in at eorae hole, cr at the cco? of 
the hive. When s’ e has got in, she 
hays he? eggs, aid her young spa 
p. web about their selves, aro pro¬ 
gressively consume the whole hive. 
They are most often found in cid 
sti'aiv hives. Frequent cleaning the 
{•oors wi‘.l best gi.au against this 
enemy, as also against earwigs, 
wood lice, &c. 
Snails wifcnout shells sometimes 
creep into hives io wet weather; 
tiey do CO injury to honey or tees, 
but are only at cbstiupticn sn the 
