Combs, generally prove the Ruin‘and De- 
{truction of the whole: For the Bees, not 
able; to endure: fuch difagreeable Company, 
‘abandon, their Habitation, leaving the Ene- 
‘my in-full Poffeflion, _ Deftroy them if you 
cans. Meera d, f 105 
«The Spiders alfo. deftroy -many,. catching 
them in their Nets at their Return Home, 
being heavy loaden. (They..fpread their 
Nets'.about the Hives, the.Colonies. within 
the Bee-houfe, round the Boxes, upon the 
. Walls, Flowers or Buthes, wherein the Bees 
are immediately entangled ‘and. killed. To 
-preferve your Bees, difpatch the Spiders, 
‘and break down’ their fatal and enfnaring 
Heth lus. stage Eo ei desi 
1 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 to pieces, -and 
carrying them to their Nefts.’, Afterwards 
_ athey- grow more bold and impudent, and 
patiing the Guard they adventure into the 
Hive, swhere fometimes the Bees feizing 
.them, punifh them with Death, and di- 
rectly bury them, By 
“ve Wafps by Nature are ftronger than Bees, — 
vand better able:ito -endure. Hardthip; and 
sawhenthe cold Weather comes they often 
sodefpoil poor and. weak Stocks... I. had’ one 
xumanyoYears ago. entirely demolithed, being 
