Will MiteAway II do anything to waxmoths?

[fatscher]

:scratch: While treating my hives with formic acid pads today, I spotted wax moth larvae in my upper deep (of a two deep hive).

What I should have done was:
1. Take the upper deep box home and freeze the frames
OR
2. Combine the deep box with a stronger hive.

But I did neither of those things :doh:

Instead I stayed on course with formic acid. Will formic acid burn the skin of wax moth larvae sice they don't have chitin skin (exoskeleton) like a honey bee does?

I really have nothing to lose...except bees...but I may lose the bees anyway since my mite drop count in this hive was cir 100-150 a day.

The queen is laying, there is brood (in the lower box) but I'm not happy with this southern package of bees.

So knowing some will probably give me a hard time for using formic acid, I still must ask folks if their use of MiteAway II has also taken care of waxmoths (yeah I know how to usually treat waxmoths -- keep your bees strong!)

[jean-marc]

The 2 do not mix well. The formic will certainly help in reducing wax moth in your hives.

Jean-Marc

[fatscher]

The 2 do not mix well. The formic will certainly help in reducing wax moth in your hives.

Jean-Marc

Thank you, Jean-Marc, for giving me some peace of mind. Here's my dilemma that many readers may not be aware. My hives are not in my backyard--zoning restrictions in my neighborhood prevent me from having bees on my 0.09 acres of land. So, they're located 10 miles away at a winery. I only get to "visit" my hives on Saturdays.

Since I've already installed the MiteAway, it will be 3 weeks before I will make the 10 mile trek again to see my hives. Knowing how fast wax moth larvae normally work, I just hate to go back out on Oct 25th and discover 10 frames all bound together in silk.