. Bees and honey;. Bees. 130 BEES AND HONEY ; OR Enemies of Bees The enemies of bees are not numerous. A few birds, among which we shall name the king-bird, eat bees. But their damages are so insignificant that they are hardly worthy of mention. Ants sometimes make their nest over the bee-hive, to take advantage of the warmth of the bees. They may be readily driven away by placing salt or powdered sulphur where they congregate. The bee-louse or "braula-cceca," exists in Eu- rope but is almost unknown here. The Bee-Moth The most active enemy of bees is the bee-moth, which lays its egg
. Bees and honey;. Bees. 130 BEES AND HONEY ; OR Enemies of Bees The enemies of bees are not numerous. A few birds, among which we shall name the king-bird, eat bees. But their damages are so insignificant that they are hardly worthy of mention. Ants sometimes make their nest over the bee-hive, to take advantage of the warmth of the bees. They may be readily driven away by placing salt or powdered sulphur where they congregate. The bee-louse or "braula-cceca," exists in Eu- rope but is almost unknown here. The Bee-Moth The most active enemy of bees is the bee-moth, which lays its eggs in neglected combs, especially in old combs. The lar-. Fig. 106—Brood-Comb Destroyed by Moths. vse hatch and devour everything in their reach, making webs or galleries (Fig. 107), through the combs. Colonies that have more combs than they can cover, or queenless colonies, es-. 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 Newman, Thomas Gabriel, 1833-1903. [from old catalog]; Dadant, Camille Pierre, 1851- [from old catalog] ed. Chicago, Ill. , The American bee journal
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