. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. zjg. — Galieria inello- nella. larva of this species is a well-known pest in apiaries. It feeds upon wax; and makes silk-lined galleries in the honey- comb, thus destroying it. When full grown the larva is about an inch in length. It lies hidden in its gallery dur- ing the day, and feeds only at night, when the tired-out bees are sleeping the sleep of the just. When ready to pupate the caterpillar spins a tough cocoon against the side of the hive. The moth has purplish-brown front wings, and brown or faded yellow hind wings. The fore wings of
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. Fig. zjg. — Galieria inello- nella. larva of this species is a well-known pest in apiaries. It feeds upon wax; and makes silk-lined galleries in the honey- comb, thus destroying it. When full grown the larva is about an inch in length. It lies hidden in its gallery dur- ing the day, and feeds only at night, when the tired-out bees are sleeping the sleep of the just. When ready to pupate the caterpillar spins a tough cocoon against the side of the hive. The moth has purplish-brown front wings, and brown or faded yellow hind wings. The fore wings of the male are deeply notched at the end, while those of the female (Fig. 279) are but sHghtly so. The female moth creeps into the hive at night to lay her eggs. This pest is found most often in weak colonies of bees, which it frequently destroys. The best preventive of its injuries is to keep the colonies of bees strong. Of course the moths and larvse should be destroyed whenever found. But the moths are slippery like other expert thieves, and run so rapidly when disturbed that it is very difficult to catch them. Family (Cram^'bi-dse). The Close-wings, Although this is not a large family, there being only seventy-five species known in our fauna, the members of it are more often seen than any other Pyralids. The larvae of most of the species feed on grass; and the adults fly up before us whenever we walk through meadows or pastures. When at rest, the moths wrap their wings closely about the body; this has suggested the name Close-wings for the insects of this family. When one of these moths alights on a stalk of grass it quickly places its body. Fig, 280.—Cratn- 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author.
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