. Manual of the apiary. Bees. 48 MANUAL OF THE APIAKT. we need have no fears of this enemy. Yet even then caution as to handling and storing comb is requisite, and so I will speak of this enemy of the apiarist. It is certain that larvas, the so-called worms, chrysalids, or pupae, and the fully matured moths, and possibly eggs, exist through the winter. In April and May, and even into June, the moths will come forth. Those which survive the winter appear first, then those which develop from the pupa, afterwards those which come from the larvae, and, lastly, those which come from eggs, pro- vidi
. Manual of the apiary. Bees. 48 MANUAL OF THE APIAKT. we need have no fears of this enemy. Yet even then caution as to handling and storing comb is requisite, and so I will speak of this enemy of the apiarist. It is certain that larvas, the so-called worms, chrysalids, or pupae, and the fully matured moths, and possibly eggs, exist through the winter. In April and May, and even into June, the moths will come forth. Those which survive the winter appear first, then those which develop from the pupa, afterwards those which come from the larvae, and, lastly, those which come from eggs, pro- viding eggs are laid in autumn. These moths (Fig. 19) are gray, with a dark stripe on their backs, and while at rest their wings are folded roof-like on their backs. The female is the larger, and has the more projecting snout, more properly palpi. (These moths belong to the family of snout moths—Pyralidw.) After pairing, the female lays her one or two hundred eggs, Fig. 19. '' probably on the comb, though some think any where about the entrance of the hives, or along the bottom. In a week or two, depending on the temperature, these eggs hatch. The larva (Fig. 20), which is a dirty white with a brown head, constructs a silken gallery, which it extends as its growth and needs,require, and in ' which it feeds upon the comb or wax, which serves it for food. In from three to five weeks it attains its full Yia. 20. growth and changes to a chrysalis in a cocoon of dirty silk, which it has previ- ously spun. In about two weeks the moth again comes forth, and prepares for a second brood. So, while I think there are really but two broods a season, still the moths may be seen during every month of the season from April to winter. The moths are nocturnal, and are attracted both by lights and sweets. Dur- ing the day they may be seen about the hive or store rooms, and thougb not concealed, are often unobserved, owing to their obscure colors. The fact that frames and honey-boxes of comb
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