. Manual of the apiary. Bees. 2(i8 MANUAL OF THE APIARY. they are recommended. I have received specimens of this fly from nearly every Southern State. There are very similar flies North, belonging to the same genus, but as yet we have Fig. no account of their attacking bees, though such a habit might easily be acquired, and attacks here would not be surprising. A fly very similar to the above in appearance, and possessed of the same evil habits, is the Nebraska bee-killer—Promachus bastardi, Loew. Bee-Louse—Branla Gceca, Nitsch. This louse (Pig. 109) is a wingless Dipteron, and one of th
. Manual of the apiary. Bees. 2(i8 MANUAL OF THE APIARY. they are recommended. I have received specimens of this fly from nearly every Southern State. There are very similar flies North, belonging to the same genus, but as yet we have Fig. no account of their attacking bees, though such a habit might easily be acquired, and attacks here would not be surprising. A fly very similar to the above in appearance, and possessed of the same evil habits, is the Nebraska bee-killer—Promachus bastardi, Loew. Bee-Louse—Branla Gceca, Nitsch. This louse (Pig. 109) is a wingless Dipteron, and one of the uniques among insects. It is a blind, spider-like parasite. Fig. 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, Ill. , T. G. Newman
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