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degree destructive, interfere much 
with, and obstruct the working of 
bees without, by drawing their webs 
across the recesses of the apiary. 
But of all the numerous enemies 
which the bee has to encounter, the 
most daring as well as the most de¬ 
structive, is the wasp. Rapacious, 
lively, and bold, he attacks the hivej 
he enters it without fear, and plun¬ 
ders it without mercy. To them, many 
hives fall a sacrifice in the course of 
the season—and a single wasp is a 
match for three bees. When you see 
them begin to attack, contract the en¬ 
trance of the hive, ancj treat them as 
the robbers, 
