. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THB APIARY. 505 received larvse from Mr. Hammond, of New York, who took them from his bees. He says they make the bees uncomfort- able. These are likely M. angusticoUis. As will be seen, the wing-covers are short, and the beetle's abdomen fairly drags with its weight of eggs. The eggs are laid in the earth. The larvae, when first hatched, crawl upon some flower, and, as occasion permits, crawl upon a bee and thus are borne to the hive, where they feast on eggs, honey and pollen. These Fig. Please note
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAI, OF THB APIARY. 505 received larvse from Mr. Hammond, of New York, who took them from his bees. He says they make the bees uncomfort- able. These are likely M. angusticoUis. As will be seen, the wing-covers are short, and the beetle's abdomen fairly drags with its weight of eggs. The eggs are laid in the earth. The larvae, when first hatched, crawl upon some flower, and, as occasion permits, crawl upon a bee and thus are borne to the hive, where they feast on eggs, honey and pollen. These 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. : George W. York & Co.
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