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  • From: Phil DeGuzman <phil.deguzman AT gmail.com>
  • To: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Cleanup after wax moths?
  • Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:21:35 -0500

Thanks Randall. Sadly, the moths ( or something ) wiped out all the comb. All
that was left when I opened the hive bodies was wood, foundation wires, and
dried up moth cocoon remnants. Good to know I do not need to do any extreme
cleaning.

Phil DeGuzman

> On Nov 11, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Phil,
>
> All I do is pull off the worst fuzzy bits. The bees will take it from
> there. A strong hive will turn a wax-moth mess into shiny new comb in short
> order. There isn't any need to scrub or wash, and there's certainly no need
> to remove relatively undamaged comb.
>
> Randall Austin
>
>
>
>> On 11/11/2013 1:36 PM, Phil DeGuzman wrote:
>> During our move to a new house this summer I had a dead hive that was left
>> outdoors. Wax moths had a field day in there. I plan to clean it up and
>> install new foundation for next spring. Question: is there anything beyond
>> scraping off the dead wax moth remnants and maybe scrubbing with soapy
>> water that I should do before installing new foundation ( and in spring
>> new bees) ?
>>
>> Phil DeGuzman
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