| Open-air treatment - 1907 - 536 pages
...depends in a great degree on the number of field-mice, which destroy their combs and nests ; and Colonel Newman, who has long attended to the habits of humble-bees,...England." Now the number of mice is largely dependent, as everyone knows, on the number of cats ; and as Colonel Newman says, " Near villages and small towns... | |
| Fisheries - 1914 - 764 pages
...Colonel Newman, who has long attended to the habits of bumblebees, believes that 'More than two thirds of them are thus destroyed all over England.' Now the number of mice is largely dependent, as everyone knows, on the number of cats ; and Colonel Newman says, ' Near villages and small towns I... | |
| Electronic journals - 1905 - 860 pages
...district depends in a great measure on the number of field once, which destroy their combs and neats Now the number of mice is largely dependent, as every one knows, on the number of cata ; and Col. Newman says, ' Near villages and small towns I have found the nests of humble-bees... | |
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