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Wax Moth problem in one hive |
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I had 2 weak hives this spring and 1 has strengthened up well but the other has stayed weak. I probably should have combined the two. I went in the hives on Saturday May 31, 2008 and one has a lot of damage to a number of the frames as you will see below. I went back in on Monday June 2 and actually saw about a dozen Wax Moths in the hive (Wish I had gotten pic's of them). The Hive body on the bottom has mostly undrawn frames and this is where the moths were found. The super on top is where 95% of the bees are (not a lot of them compared to the other hives) and there is brood on two frames. The brood is located to the side of the frames and the other side has some damage. This is my first account with Wax Moths and the hive was combined with another hive because of all the damage to the frames. At this particular time, I do not think very highly of Wax Moths. |
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These are my three hives. The one with the problem is the one on the left (with no brick on top). |
This frame contains most of the total bees in the hive. No queen was found. |
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Only 2 frames have brood. The brood is located to one side of the frame and the other side has some damage. On the top pic the bees are tending the brood and the bottom pic is the reverse side of the same frame. I could not find the Queen and did not think to look for eggs. |
This is one of the damaged frames. There are about 5 damaged this bad
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This is the white mess that I was talking about. It is quite thick and gooey. |
This is the same frame as to the left |