[JDavis]

Found this maggot on my mite board today during hive inspection. Pic attached. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Jeanine

 

[biggraham610]

Small Hive Beetle or Wax Moth Larvae, not sure which. G

 

[dynemd]

How do you tell the difference between Small Hive Beetle and Wax Moth Larvae?

 

[JStinson]

How do you tell the difference between Small Hive Beetle and Wax Moth Larvae?

Thumbnail is small hive beetle larva.

Wax moth larva is on top, small hive beetle on the bottom in this picture:

 

[Slow Drone]

With wax moth you'll see webbing, with hive bettles it smells like rotten oranges and things are slimy.There are two different wax moths the greater wax moth and the lesser wax moth.The wax moth larvae in the picture is the lesser wax moth larvae,the greater wax moth larvae are larger.Good picture!Hive beetle larvae burrow through comb with honey or pollen in them,wax moth larvae like empty

 

[JRG13]

I'm going with hive beetle.