Wax moths do not destroy the plastic.  In my experience, I have been able to
scrape out the webs and larvae of the wax moth, freeze the frames to kill
any eggs, and put the frames back in with bees.  Any decent sections of comb
are repaired by the bees, they draw out the rest, and clean up the remainder
of the mess.  I personally love the plastic foundation.  After the Wax moth
damage, they may have to be lightly recoated with wax.  The frames that I
cleaned and put back in with bees were repaired and you would never have
known that they were damaged by Wax moths except for the dug out places in
the wood.

Tim Stalnaker
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From: "Christine Gray" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Plastic foundation not drawn out


>
.  Do moth cause less damage -  or even no damage - to plastic based combs?
> Robin Dartington

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