I was wondering how people approach control of wax moth in stored equipment?
I just took a look at some hives that are presently in store and it is clear that wax moth have been active even though there are no frames and no wax in the boxes. It looks like there was a presence and that the eggs hatched out and the cycle continued. Perhaps I should get a gas torch and burn the insides of hives a bit before putting them into store? Due to the life cycle I assume that I am now free of infestation.
But ... I will be taking off honey supers at the end of the season in about six weeks time and they have to be stored with comb. I understand that there are two schools of thought, one is put them in a sealed room or make a sealed stack of supers with frames and leave them alone. The other is put the frames in the light with lots of circulating air since wax moth prefer the dark. I think the ants would love that though.
How do people keep frames and equipment wax moth free?
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