From: Julia Graham <jlg7001@humboldt.edu>
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 09:58:12 -0700
To: biological beekeeping <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: what does a wax moth look like?

Greetings,
A newbie here again...
I opened up the hive last week to check on their progress and in addition
to there being a LOT of moisture on the top board (even with venting the
hive), there were 3 slugs and a moth. The slugs, I was surprised to see,
but since it's so damp, not entirely surprised. They were along the edge
of the box, not on the frames. The moth alarmed me, however. I tried to
get it out of the box, but it went back down between the frames (and the
wind was coming up and it was getting dark so I didn't feel like I could
take the supers apart). I have NO idea what a wax moth looks like, so am
wondering if this was one of those buggers. Since I'm not using any chems
(except the Apistan this year, since it's the first year package bees and
they're not regressed yet), what shall I do to treat/ prevent wax
moths? My poor bees have had a rough year and I hate to think they've got
another disaster to deal with. They were looking great a couple weeks ago,
but a bit more sluggish this past week. I will look in the hive again this
weekend, when we're due for some sunny weather, and do a complete look
around at all the frames. But any thoughts are appreciated. And should I
put some grease patties in? I haven't done that yet and wonder if I should
for trachael mites (that is what the patties are for, yes?).

thanks,
Julia in Elk River, CA