> It seems to be everybody's ambition to exterminate wax moths. As I recall, we think of the varieties of moth that attack beehives as wax moths, but they have other duties, and only work on beehives incidentally. As I understand it, there are other reservoirs besides beehives for them, and they will never completely disappear in climates where they are comfortable. allen ----- See if your questions have been answered in over a decade of discussions. BEE-L archives & more: http://listserv.albany.edu/archives/bee-l.html Search sci.agriculture.beekeeping at http://www.deja.com/ or visit http://www.internode.net/HoneyBee to access both on the same page.