. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 20% /9% /2% 3 /7%. W/NTEPED /N THECELL//R =[ W/NTERED ON SUMMER STANDS â - Fig. 1.âProportionate loss of bees wintered in cellars and on summer stands. (Original.) In the winter of 1906-7, which was not especially severe, the dam- age amounted to 1G or 17 per cent (see fig. 1) ; although this was not disastrous, it was too great a loss. It taxed the bee keepers of the State $4,886, valuing each colony at $ With plenty of stores and proper protection it would not be expected that one-sixth of all the bees in
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 20% /9% /2% 3 /7%. W/NTEPED /N THECELL//R =[ W/NTERED ON SUMMER STANDS â - Fig. 1.âProportionate loss of bees wintered in cellars and on summer stands. (Original.) In the winter of 1906-7, which was not especially severe, the dam- age amounted to 1G or 17 per cent (see fig. 1) ; although this was not disastrous, it was too great a loss. It taxed the bee keepers of the State $4,886, valuing each colony at $ With plenty of stores and proper protection it would not be expected that one-sixth of all the bees in the State, 1,396 colonies, should succumb during winter. The loss was most severe in localities where disease is now known to exist, which suggests that the excessive loss in a measure resulted from the depletion of colonies by disease. BEES IN GREENHOUSES. The use of bees in cucumber greenhouses is one of the many phases of bee keeping, perhaps the most prosperous or certainly that most peculiar to Massachusetts. The industry is little known outside of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington : G. P. O.
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