A friend of mine told me that he stores his drawn supers in a room with a light on all the time. No freezing them or treating them with anything just stacked them in a way that light can get to all of the frames and he leaves a light on all the time. Has anyone heard of this? I know wax moths will die if you expose them to sun light for some time so I guess it is a plausible theory. Will it work or has my friend just been lucky over the years?
Thanks
Greg
If they are honey supers and never had brood raised in them, there is a lot less chance of having a wax moth problem. Light will also help, but the problem is space. If he is just stacking them in a room and leaving the light on, I assume the light is keeping the moths away, not preventing any eggs from hatching and growing. All the methods I have heard require getting the light onto the comb. There was an article a few years back in bee culture of a rack that a guy built to hang his supers all at a 45 degree angle so the light could get to all the combs. Once again, can't stack the supers for this and it takes a lot of space.
Bt seems to be working great for me, might be cheaper than running a light bulb 24/7 in the long run too.
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