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Edward Beary <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 28 Oct 1997 13:33:46 -0500
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At 08:00 AM 10/28/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>> Is the nightly freezing enough to keep the wax
>> moths and larva from getting started..
>>
 
>          I also stored my supers in a shed (Not open, but
>not moth proof either)   I put each super in a plastic garbage bag.  Will
>this inability to breathe create any problems?
>
I have had larvae emerge in my stored supers in March or april when the
temperature starts to warm.  I am not that familiar with the lifecycle of
this insect, but many moth species over winter as eggs or as pupae.  In this
state, especially under cold conditions, very little oxygen is needed.  The
larvae can easily chew through plastic bags.  The cold will just control
them until things warm up.

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