. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAi; OF THR APIARY. 381 of carbon is more easily used than is sulphur, and is quite as effective. This needs only to be turned into the close box holding the sections. Sections may be treated in a close barrel covered with oil-cloth. The vapors form very quickly, and are deadly to all insects. It is used in mills to kill flour insects ; in special houses or barrels to kill pea and bean weevils ; in their runs to kill squirrels and gophers ; in holes, or in their hills, to kill ants. In all such use great care must be exercised,
. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAi; OF THR APIARY. 381 of carbon is more easily used than is sulphur, and is quite as effective. This needs only to be turned into the close box holding the sections. Sections may be treated in a close barrel covered with oil-cloth. The vapors form very quickly, and are deadly to all insects. It is used in mills to kill flour insects ; in special houses or barrels to kill pea and bean weevils ; in their runs to kill squirrels and gophers ; in holes, or in their hills, to kill ants. In all such use great care must be exercised, as it is as inflammable as is gasoline, and it vaporizes even more quickly. The quick vaporization is what makes it so effective. An inferior article, which is as good for all these purposes, sells very cheaply. If one-pound sections are used with separators bees will seldom enter them to store pollen, and, with no pollen at all in Fig. 12-lb. and 24-lb. —From A. I. Eoot Co. the combs, moths are not likely to be troublesome. If separa- tors have been used, these sections are in good condition to ship, as they may stand side by side and not mar the comb. The shipping-case (Fig. 190) should be strong, neat and cheap, with handles—such handles are also convenient in the ends of the hives (Fig. 159), and can be cut in an instant by having the circular saw set to wabble. With handles the case is more convenient, and is more sure to be set on its bottom. The case should also be glassed, as the sight of the comb will say: " Handle with ; It is always wiser to buy ship- ping-cases in the "; They are neater, and usually cheaper than home-made ones. Strong paper trays. 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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