. Beekeeping in California. Bees. 62 California Agricultural Extension Service [°ir- 10° If a colony is removed from the buckeye location, the queen may re- sume laying in a fairly normal manner. The effects of the poisoning, however, are evidenced as long as the buckeye pollen remains in the combs. Honey produced from the California buckeye is edible and produces no harmful effects when used for human food. In fact, no poisonous honey has ever been found in California; and this statement applies generally to other sections of the United Fig. 21.—Forms of the greater wax moth: A, larv
. Beekeeping in California. Bees. 62 California Agricultural Extension Service [°ir- 10° If a colony is removed from the buckeye location, the queen may re- sume laying in a fairly normal manner. The effects of the poisoning, however, are evidenced as long as the buckeye pollen remains in the combs. Honey produced from the California buckeye is edible and produces no harmful effects when used for human food. In fact, no poisonous honey has ever been found in California; and this statement applies generally to other sections of the United Fig. 21.—Forms of the greater wax moth: A, larvae; B, pupal cases, or cocoons; C, pupae removed from their cocoons; T), adults. ENEMIES OF BEES The Wax Moth.—The larval forms of the greater wax moth (Galleria melonella) (fig. 21) destroy combs by burrowing through the cells, con- structing silken tunnels as they go. The larvae feed on the pollen and waste materials found in the cells and spot their tunnels with excreta. The adult female deposits her eggs in small crevices about the hive, gen- erally after dark, and commonly lays from 400 to 800 eggs. The eggs. 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 Eckert, John Edward, 1895-. Berkeley, Calif. : College of Agriculture, University of California
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