Randy:

> Your statement interests me greatly--have you, or others, noticed that 
> there is
> much variability in wax moth tolerance in various lines of bees?

Certainly.  We used to have colonies that seemed quite happy to leave quite 
a number of wax moth larvae in the brood combs.  Now it is rare to see any, 
although we sometimes see combs where the bee have removed them.  We score 
on a scale of 1-5.  5 is perfect, 4 would be no more than 2 seen.  Most 
colonies now score 5.

I believe that intolerance of wax moth must be related to hygienic 
behaviour, so that is why I place considerable importance on this trait.
Best wishes

Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/

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