134. THE HISTORY OF BEES. 
Wafps are fome of their worft enemies, by which 
many hives are entirely deftroyed. They begin firft 
with the dead Bees upon the ground, pulling them ta’ 
pieces, and carrying them to their nefts, Afterwards. 
they grow more bold and impudent, and pafling the: 
guard they adventure into the hive, where fometimes 
_ the Bees feizing them, punifh them with death, and di- 
rectly bury them. : 
Wafps by nature are ftronger than Bees, and better 
able to endure hardfhip; and when the cold weather 
comes they often defpoil poor and weak flocks. I had 
one many years 2g0 entirely demolifhed, being ata dif- 
tance, and not under my own infpection. 
In fpring deftroy to your power the great wafps at 
their firlt appearance. You will find them upon the 
goofeberries and currants when they bloflom; here 1 
have often caught and killedthem. And by killing one 
of thefe you deftroy a whole neft at once. 
Once moving a Bee-ftone in my garden, which had 
Jain fome time upon the ground, one of thefe wafps im- 
mediately took wing, and faved herfelf by flight. 
Upon a very {trict furvey of the place, I efpied a comb 
newly begun, in which there was five cells of an une- 
qual depth, and in three of them there was young 
brood ; the other two were empty. 
Every one of thefe wafps fingly and alone, without 
any fecond, makes a neft. Spare none of thefe; if you 
can by any means get them in your power, fhew them 
no favour. Afterwards fearch for their nefts, and when 
found, burn or {cald them, which will be a fignal fervice 
to your Bees. Hornets 
