Part 13: Managing Wax Moths

The Wax Moth can be a destructive pest of weak bee hives and stored honeycombs. Learn about their relationship to your bee colonies and how you can prevent them from causing damage.
0:00 - Two types of wax moths
0:37 - Wax moth life cycle
2:02 - Don’t confuse them with hive beetles
2:54 - Wax worm damage to hives
5:12 - Wax moth control
9:17 - Storing drawn combs
10:58 - Treating combs with Bt
12:18 - Fumigating hives
For more information on Bee Keeping, visit: www.uaex.uada.edu/bees
For a printable handout, visit: uaex.uada.edu/bee-class#handouts
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