. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 484 THE BBB-KEBPER'S GUIDE ; the powder-like droppings of the caterpillars, which will always be seen on the bottom-board in case the moth-larvae are at work. Soon, in three or four weeks, the larvs are full grown (Fig. 264). Now the six-jointed and the ten prop-legs— making sixteen in all, the usual number possessed by cater- pillars—are plainly visible. These larvse are about an inch long, and show by their plump appearance that they at least can digest comb. However, though these are styled wax- moths they must have either pollen or
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. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. 484 THE BBB-KEBPER'S GUIDE ; the powder-like droppings of the caterpillars, which will always be seen on the bottom-board in case the moth-larvae are at work. Soon, in three or four weeks, the larvs are full grown (Fig. 264). Now the six-jointed and the ten prop-legs— making sixteen in all, the usual number possessed by cater- pillars—are plainly visible. These larvse are about an inch long, and show by their plump appearance that they at least can digest comb. However, though these are styled wax- moths they must have either pollen or dead bees to mingle with their wax. While it is true that there is a little nitrogen- ous material in wax, there is not enough so that even the wax- FiG. 266.. Bee-Moth.—Original. Cocoons.—Original. moth larva could thrive on it alone. They now spin their cocoons, either in some crevice about the hive, or, if very numerous, singly (Fig. 265, a) or in clusters (Fig. 26S, b) on the comb, or even in the drone-cells (Fig. 265, c), in which they become pupae, and in two weeks, even less sometimes, during the extreme heat of summer, the moths again appear. In winter they may remain as pupae for months. The moths or millers—sometimes incorrectly called moth-millers—are of an obscure gray color, and thus so mimic old boards that they are very readily passed unobserved by the apiarist. They are about three-fourths of an inch long, and expand (Fig. 266). 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 work.. Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. , George W. York & company