On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:00:59 -0400 ADFiala <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
When I
> brought
> it in, the outer cover was full of wax chips and dust, and 8 of the
> 10
> frames had had all the honey comb areas eaten away, and all the
> former
> brood-comb remained (empty).

Your description sounds like what bees in my parts do when they rob out a
super. They are not gentle or kind to the comb or to anything in the
vicinity. They really chew the comb up to get to the cell's contents.

Ed Heinlein
Helena, MT