BEE-L Archives

Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology

BEE-L@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM

Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Mike Griggs <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 7 Aug 1996 22:24:49 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (23 lines)
There is a misnomer in the name Wax Moth.  The insects do not do well
consuming only wax as the sole food source.  They prefer darkened conb
which contains the remaind of the molt skin from  pupae to adult.  If your
honey supers are light in color and full of honey you will have a very
minimal chance of attracting wax  moth  and if you do happen to attract one
of the smaller spp.  it will not be able to do appreciable damage to full
honey comb.  You might have other more pressing problems.  Cool honey of
low water content is difficult to spin out.  Cool damp conditions for a
period can produce mold which  might degrade the quality of your honey,
mice have done great damage to me in the past.
 
Cheers Mike
 
 
 
>How long can one keep capped/uncapped honey indoors in the cooled area of
>a house (72-74 der F) without worry of wax moth larvae hatching and doing
>damage.  There are no visible wax moth in the hives the supers will be
>removed from.  I want to medicate soon and cannot get access to an
>extractor for approximately 6-7 days.
>
>Steve in Maryville, Tennessee

ATOM RSS1 RSS2