. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Enemies oj Bees—Robber Flies. 317 We have already spoken of caution as to comb honey and frames of comb, and so need not speak further of them. TWO DESTRUCTIVE BEETLES. There are two destructive beetles that often work on the comb, more, however, for the pollen and dead bees than for the wax. One of these, Tenebrionellus molitor, Linn., is the common flour or meal beetle. It is dark brown in color, and five-eighths of an inch (16 mm.) long. The larva or grub is of a lighter color and when fully developed is one inch (25 mm.) long. It re
. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Enemies oj Bees—Robber Flies. 317 We have already spoken of caution as to comb honey and frames of comb, and so need not speak further of them. TWO DESTRUCTIVE BEETLES. There are two destructive beetles that often work on the comb, more, however, for the pollen and dead bees than for the wax. One of these, Tenebrionellus molitor, Linn., is the common flour or meal beetle. It is dark brown in color, and five-eighths of an inch (16 mm.) long. The larva or grub is of a lighter color and when fully developed is one inch (25 mm.) long. It resembles very closely the larva of our Elater beetles—the wire ; The other is the bacon beetle, Der- mestes lardarius, Linn., which is a sore pest in museums, as it feeds on all kinds of. dried animaltissues. The beetle is black, while nearly one-half of the wing covers, next to the thorax, are yellowish gray, lined in the middle with black. The bee- tle is three-eighths of an inch (10 mm.) long. The larva is some longer, very hairy, and ringed with brown and black bands. These beetles are not very troublesome in the apiary and can be readily destroyed by use of bisulphide of carbon. Care is necessary, however, in the use of this very explosive liquid. ROBBER FLIES. There are several of these flies that prey upon bees. The , Fig. most common is Asilus Missouriensis, Riley. This is a two- winged fly, of the predacious family Asilidoe, which attacks. 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- [from old catalog]. Lansing, Mich. [Columbus, Ohio, Printed by Myers bros. ]
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