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at a Diftance, and not ‘ohinath my own 4 
pee: 
In’ Spring sadrok. a to your: Power the 
great Wafps at their firft Appearance; »You 
‘will find them upon. the Goofeberries and 
Currants when they blofiom; here I have 
often caught’ and killed them. And by 
killing one! of thefe you. deftroy a whole 
Nett at. once. 
Once moving a Bee-ftone ‘i in my Garden, 
Which had ‘lain fome time upon the Ground, z 
one of thefe Wafps immediately took Wing, 
and faved herfelf by Flight. 
Upon a very ftricdt Survey of the ‘Place, 
‘I. efpied a Comb newly begun, in’ which 
there was five Cells of an -unequal. 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 Second, makes. a’ Neft. 
Spare none of thefe; if you can by any 
means get them in your Power, fhew them 
no “Favour. Afterwards Search for their 
Wefts, and when found, burn or fcald them, 
which will be of fignal Service to “your 
Bees. 
Hornets are alfo Enemies, efpecially thee 
they are numerous, yet not fo dangerous as 
Wafps. She flies about the Colonies or 
“Hives, watching her Opportunity, then feizes — 
og Bee, and. carries her .away, as the Hawk 
does the little. Bird, 
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