Randy: > Your statement interests me greatly--have you, or others, noticed that > there is > much variability in wax moth tolerance in various lines of bees? Certainly. We used to have colonies that seemed quite happy to leave quite a number of wax moth larvae in the brood combs. Now it is rare to see any, although we sometimes see combs where the bee have removed them. We score on a scale of 1-5. 5 is perfect, 4 would be no more than 2 seen. Most colonies now score 5. I believe that intolerance of wax moth must be related to hygienic behaviour, so that is why I place considerable importance on this trait. Best wishes Peter Edwards beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/ *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html