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Podcast: Honey Bee Obscura Podcast
Episode: Dealing With Wax Moths
Description: Post-harvest time is a good time to look for wax moth in your colonies. Believe it or not, wax moths are around pretty much all of the time. On today's episode, Kim and Jim discuss wax moths! Strong colonies keep them pretty much under control, but weak colonies sometimes can't keep up and soon they'll have more wax moth larvae than honey bees. Stored equipment is another challenge. Some beekeepers will freeze supers after harvest to kill any moth larvae before storing them away for the winter. If you have unheated winter storage you can...