On Sunday 10 October 2004 11:37 pm, Barry Donovan wrote:
> The hives face north, and the bare areas seem to be randomly distributed
> through the brood nest. I will take more note of this condition from now
> on. I just hope the condition doesn't worsen before the cause or a cure
> is discovered.

Because of the random distribution I am going to guess its wax moth. If you
see newborn bees stuck in their cells, and/or you see bees with malformed
chewed or glued wings and/or bees wandering around while trying to get their
caccoon off of themselves, that this would further indicate a moth problem.
It is a moth problem the bees might already have handled or are handling and
you see that evidence because of the chewed comb. You should see the above
additional things if the bees are still coping with it, you should see very
few if they already have. The comb can sometimes remain bare for a while
until the bees need the brood space again.

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