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Help. I recently purchased two deep hive bodies from a beek in OKC. With the two deeps, he gave me frames of foundation and frames with old comb.
Most of the frames of old comb are deep, dark brown, nearly black and have a great deal of honey and/or pollen in many of the cells. I'm excited about the pollen and honey stores. Some of the comb has been scratched and marred but I suppose the bees can repair that.
Here is my concern. I have never inspected the frames of comb until I talked with Flyman today. In one deep, I found several frames of comb that had hair-like webbing across the cells and along the tops of some of the frames.
I seriously suspect wax moths. In talking with Flyman today, he said he was surprised the other beek in OKC didn't have problems with wax moths eating into the comb...so I looked carefully and believe I have found it.
Now, being a brand new beek, I've never seen wax moth damage, signs, etc. I have carefully studied pictures and I don't know what else it could be.
Can I just put the frames with webbing across the cells into my deepfreeze for a few days and then they would be ok to put in my new hives? Is that correct or do I just trash the old comb with the webbing across the cells?
Most of the frames of old comb are deep, dark brown, nearly black and have a great deal of honey and/or pollen in many of the cells. I'm excited about the pollen and honey stores. Some of the comb has been scratched and marred but I suppose the bees can repair that.
Here is my concern. I have never inspected the frames of comb until I talked with Flyman today. In one deep, I found several frames of comb that had hair-like webbing across the cells and along the tops of some of the frames.
I seriously suspect wax moths. In talking with Flyman today, he said he was surprised the other beek in OKC didn't have problems with wax moths eating into the comb...so I looked carefully and believe I have found it.
Now, being a brand new beek, I've never seen wax moth damage, signs, etc. I have carefully studied pictures and I don't know what else it could be.
Can I just put the frames with webbing across the cells into my deepfreeze for a few days and then they would be ok to put in my new hives? Is that correct or do I just trash the old comb with the webbing across the cells?