. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Imago. Larva. B. caeca.—Original. hatched, and, strangest of all, is, considering the size of the bee on which it lives, and from which it sucks its nourishment, enormously large. Two or three, and sometimes as many as ten, are found on a single bee. When we consider their great size, we cannot wonder that they soon devitalize the bees. These have done little damage, except in the south of Con- tinental Europe, Cyprus, and other parts of the Orient. The reason that they have not been naturalized in other parts of Europe and America may
. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Imago. Larva. B. caeca.—Original. hatched, and, strangest of all, is, considering the size of the bee on which it lives, and from which it sucks its nourishment, enormously large. Two or three, and sometimes as many as ten, are found on a single bee. When we consider their great size, we cannot wonder that they soon devitalize the bees. These have done little damage, except in the south of Con- tinental Europe, Cyprus, and other parts of the Orient. The reason that they have not been naturalized in other parts of Europe and America may be owing to climate, though I think more likely it is due to improved apiculture. Mr. Frank Ben- ton, who has had much experience with these bee-lice in Cyprus, writes me that the Braula is no serious pest if the bees. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago : York
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