A fellow beekeeper asks:
 
"I have gone thru the supers/hive bodies which are now
stored on a separate plank under the oaks near the apiary.
There were a few wax moths inside. Given that anything stored
in the open will of necessity have to have a top on it and therefore will
be dark inside, I don't see how we are going to prevent the storage
of these supers/hives from being an open invitation to the wax moths.
How are you storing your supers? Any suggestions from your web
associates?"
 
I store supers at the end of the season stacked on top of each other 10
high, covered with a top.  Once in a while I will go thru them to look for
wax moths and if found, I cut them out.
Are there any other methods to store used supers in a moderate climate such
as we have in sunny Santa Barbara?
 
Paul Cronshaw DC
Hobby beekeeper in Santa Barbara