Eric Brown wrote:

>If, back in the good old days, all the honey combs were basically former
>brood combs--and I understand the advantages Peter gave--the first big
>disadvantage that occurs to me is the potential for wax moth damage.  Was
>PDB a necessary part of the system, then?

I am afraid you lost me here. Are you talking about stored supers? Are you
saying that you don't have trouble with wax moths in your stored combs,
except if they had brood in them? 

Personally, I used sulfur fumes to kill moths, but many beekeepers used
(information suppressed, not a legal remedy). Some method must be used to
deter or kill moths in stored hive equipment. 

I have heard a lot these past few years about people staggering the boxes to
let in light. I don't know if this is foolproof or not. All I know is if you
store bee combs in a warm place, you have to worry about moths.

pb

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