Early this summer I was able to add (3) hives from swarms that I
caught.  This then totaled 6 hives that I have.
 
It seems that I have not poor luck with all three.  All three hives
(from the caught swarms) have
left.  Two of them started comb and had some capped brood.  I was away
for about 5 weeks and when I can back my only active hives were my
original ones.  When I examined the empthy hives I notices wax moth
larve and some type of spider web material.  My other 3 hives are quite
well.
 
Question:  Are newly established swarms more suseptable to the wax
moth?  If so , the how do you
                 protect them?
 
Thankls for any help.
 
Bruce Hamilton
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