Randy:
> Your statement interests me greatly--have you, or others, noticed that
> there is
> much variability in wax moth tolerance in various lines of bees?
Certainly. We used to have colonies that seemed quite happy to leave quite
a number of wax moth larvae in the brood combs. Now it is rare to see any,
although we sometimes see combs where the bee have removed them. We score
on a scale of 1-5. 5 is perfect, 4 would be no more than 2 seen. Most
colonies now score 5.
I believe that intolerance of wax moth must be related to hygienic
behaviour, so that is why I place considerable importance on this trait.
Best wishes
Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/
***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html