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  • From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
  • To: Tricia Weiner <tbeckerjewelry AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: ocba AT mailman1.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] so sad: wax moths
  • Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 07:45:48 -0400

The box should be fine.

If the wax is badly damaged you may need to discard it and replace with bare foundation after freezing. I usually just remove the damaged section and let the bees rebuild it if it's small patchs.

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Walter


You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

On Jun 4, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Tricia Weiner <tbeckerjewelry AT gmail.com> wrote:

Wax moths have been invading my 1 colony.  So sad.  I have reduced my weak colony down to only 1 box ( I work with all mediums)  due to small population and removal of many frames with wax moth larvae.    In the remaining frames, I did not "see" the damaged honey comb areas.   Should I replace all the frames and box with previously frozen frames/ empty frames to ensure a clean environment ?   

Does freezing kill it all?  Do I need to actually cut out the damaged comb and clorox or freeze the boxes?

Please help!  Thank you in advance.

Tricia Weiner


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