Steve J. Hanlin of the USDA said:
> I am presently using para-moth (p-Dichlorobenzene) crystals...

> Last week we were inspected by the University's "safety, health
> and environmental" service...

> The inspector also recommended that I contact other beekeepers
> to discuss other products which can or are being used for the
> control of wax moth.  So my question is what other products
> can be used for wax moth control?

Gee, you mean that there ISN'T a USDA pamphlet on this subject?  :)

Here's my (incompete) list, from most expensive to cheapest:

Temperature -  As you pointed out, cold storage works wonders.
                        Maybe you have a cold-storage facility there.

CO2 -             Works great, but it is hard to get a good gas-tight
                        seal on a room, and harder to get a gas-tight seal
                        when "wrapping" a stack of supers with plastic.

Parasitic Wasps - ("Trichogramma")  There are several sources,
                            one being March Biological
                             http://www.marchbiological.com  They send
                            you "cards" of eggs, which hatch out, and prey
                            upon the egg and larval stages of the wax moth.
                            Not cheap, but certainly non-toxic.

Light and Air -  Not a 100% certain method, but exposure to
                        light and ventilation is said by many to do the
                        trick.  A couple of 100-watt fluorescent lights
                        can brighten things up.

Banana-Peel Traps -  This does nothing for any wax moth eggs
                                  that might hatch out, but one can trap
                                  the adult moths with the old trick of
                                  a container with a banana peel,  a
                                  cup of white vinegar, and a cup of
                                  sugar.

Anyone else have anything?

        jim

        farmageddon