Will bees chew through nylon string or fishing wire?

Yes, I have been removing colonies from houses for 10 years.  I use heavy
nylon string to hold the feral comb into deep frames.  If I leave the old
comb in too long they will chew through it in several spots.
Using a dial caliper I measure the string diameter as about 0.030", maybe a
little less.  It is a multi-strand twisted string with a stiffness that
makes stringing the comb with rubber coated Beekeeper gloves easier.
Several weeks and it's OK, after a month or so, they have chewed through it.
I have used up almost the whole spindle (thousands of feet) and can't find a
replacement.

Brian Gallagher
Earlysville, VA

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