I wouldn't worrry about wax moths. In a Pennsylvania winter they
are dead, including the eggs. They won't be a problem until hot
weather comes, and maybe not even then, depending on where
they are reintroduced from. They don't survive winter at your
latitude, except perhaps in a warm storage place for combs.
Otherwise they have to fly back from the south, or be brought back
by beekeeper migration.

I'd check them carefully for AFB scale, then save and use them for
the spring packages. Unless there was a pesticide hit (that
weakened or killed the bees last summer, they will give a big
advantage to your package by giving them already drawn comb. If
you had a pesticide hit, you may have poisoned pollen in the comb
and may need to throw away the frames with a lot of pollen.

Dave
The Pollination Home Page: http://pollinator.com
AFB Scale photos:  http://www.pollinator.com/afbscale.htm


From:                   Jonathan Kriebel
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> I found a bunch of starved-out hives when putting the candy boards on.
> (Obviously too late).  I was wondering, in order to keep the WM from
> trashing them , should I bring them in and use the Sulfur Burner on
> them,

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