Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DISEASE & PEST CONTROL => Topic started by: rober on August 04, 2011, 01:46:18 pm
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found this larva in my freeman beetle trap. too soaked in oil to check out it's legs. it's about 1/2" long
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/rober49/mysterylarva.jpg)
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Wax moth in the making.
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i guess that's better than a s.h.b. larva. are the moths usually visible in the hive?
how do you treat the hive?
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i guess that's better than a s.h.b. larva. are the moths usually visible in the hive?
how do you treat the hive?
you treat them by keeping the colony strong. Sometimes you will see a moth or 10 but usually they just sneak in at night and lay eggs
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Wax moth works a hive when it is weak. Keep a strong hive. And reduce the front to keep the moths out. They fly in at night. To kill them, smash them, burn them, torch them. A string hive will clean up the damage to the comb from the wax moths. You will have to scrap out the cocoons.
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Larvae make great panfish and trout bait :)
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A little BT (Certan) on your drawn combs this winter is a great insurance policy against future damage.