
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- I Introduction
- II Life-history of Bombus
- III Psithyrus, the Usurper-Bee
- IV Parasites and Enemies of the Humble-Bee
- V Finding and taking Nests
- VI A Humble-Bee House
- VII Domestication of the Humble-Bee
- VIII How to distinguish the British Species
- IX On making a Collection
- X Anecdotes and Notes
- ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Index
VIII - How to distinguish the British Species
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2015
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- I Introduction
- II Life-history of Bombus
- III Psithyrus, the Usurper-Bee
- IV Parasites and Enemies of the Humble-Bee
- V Finding and taking Nests
- VI A Humble-Bee House
- VII Domestication of the Humble-Bee
- VIII How to distinguish the British Species
- IX On making a Collection
- X Anecdotes and Notes
- ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Index
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- The Humble-BeeIts Life-History and How to Domesticate it, with Descriptions of All the British Species of Bombus and Psithyrus, pp. 143 - 219Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1912