In a message dated 96-05-15 19:59:36 EDT, [log in to unmask] (David Eyre)
writes:
 
>In our experience this is not strictly correct. In the past we have found
>trails through drawn foundation of honeycomb that was commpletely clean and
>unused.
>        The only way you can prevent wax moth damage in wax, is to keep the
>moths away from the wax in the first place.
 
   It is doubtful that wax moths will get into foundation (which had almost
no nutritional value) when it is assembled into the frames, and stored for
three weeks in the spring, when few moths are yet about.
 
   Wax moth pressure comes on with hot weather, when many adults are
emerging, and laying eggs.
 
   A full box of foundation, kept in warm storage alongside boxes of comb
that has wax moths working in it, may get a trail or two.  The larvae will
starve before they do much damage, however.