At 01:42 PM 8/20/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Saturday I discovered white larvae of some sort sitting on top of the
>frames of my bottom deep super.  I didn't recognize what they were.

It is possible that they were Wax Moth larvae.

What do they look like?  Here is a photo
         <http://www.libertybee.com/images/larvae.jpg>
taken from
         <http://www.libertybee.com/waxmoth.htm>
a good resource to learn more about them.  Keep in mind that
paradichiorobenzene (PDCB) mothballs should not be used in active
colonies.  The treatment in active colonies is a strong colony (if only it
were that easy :^)

Hope this helps, and good look in your new adventure.

Michael Churchill

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