Lu Te A I (Amoslves Root, entrepreneur of famous apiculture of 1839-1923) United States. Was born in the family of a farmer of Ohio 1839. Began apiculture in August 1865, established 1869 Lu Te company, established 1873 " apiculture a collection of selected specimens " magazine.
Devote oneself to for a long time to study apiculture management technique, reform is mixed make all sorts of bee provide. Lu Te advocates use man family name beehive of 10 casing type, made according to the norms design of this kind of beehive be restricted the bee of form a complete set such as Wang Ban is provided, formed the beehive appliance of an uniform standard. In Helushenka F De invented centrifugal type to divide honey 1868 implement inspire below, the design made the two casing of complete metal positive drive change a face to distribute sweet machine. He realises mew plinth produces medium economic value in apiculture, with machinist A of fertile assorted Bern cooperated 1875, the design creates an opportunity of plinth of double roller mew, with this machine despotic mew plinth not only bottom of room having nest, still have mew room wall, its function exceeded coetaneous other and congener machine. Lu Te company ever was made in great quantities at that time and sell machine of plinth of this kind of mew.
The largest contribution that Lu Te develops to the United States and world apiculture is, put forward 1878 use gauze basket to carry the tentative plan that does not take mew lienal swarm, pass the practice that 4200 groups of basket bee carry, gained a success. Below his advocacy, formed breed and the manufacturing technology that raise basket bee gradually.
Lu Te is enthusiastic at popularizing apiculture knowledge and advanced technique, after beginning apiculture, he often gives " American bee magazine " contribute, he established later " apiculture a collection of selected specimens " magazine, hold the position of chief editor personally. All sorts of questions that raise to solve a reader, published 1878 " apiculture foundation) , through ceaseless revise and enlarge, included apiculture to learn knowledge of each respect technology, easy already name is this book " apiculture encyclopedia " (ABC And XYZ Of Bee Culture) .
