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Re: pollen traps and wax moths
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Tim Arheit <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:09:36 -0400
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At 09:22 PM 7/11/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I kill about 2-3 wax moth worms everyday.  Does anyone else think that the
>trap provides a nesting place for wax moths.

Pretty typical in my experience.  The traps provide a safe haven
  the bees can't get to (by design).  Not normally a problem as the
hive is typically strong enough to take care of any that get into the
hive, and normally the traps are checked often enough to eliminate
any found there.

-Tim

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