Ann Harman discusses preventing wax moth damage by utilizing a "low wattage" light and alternating honey supers. A photo shows honey supers alternately stacked, 90 deg. to each other with frames showing. "A hardware cloth top will prevent mice from entering" I'm assuming this means a hardware cloth top of each individual honey super in the stack? the frames look exposed. Presently I stack H. Supers 3 high and place them in a construction bag with PDB but would like to move away from this. Anyone have experience or clarification?
further questions:
What would the heat build up be? Depends upon wattage? 15 W, 25 W?
How much light is necessary to deter the female wax moth from laying eggs?
D.
A lot of bugs like it dark I guess you keep enough lite to keep them out
kirk-o
QuoteWhat would the heat build up be? Depends upon wattage? 15 W, 25 W?
How much light is necessary to deter the female wax moth from laying eggs?
I read the same article. I think he mentioned a 25W but any wattage would work as long the light reached to the bottom of the stack of supers. I guess that's why he stacks them 90 degs. to each other.. I always put my supers with frames in a chest freezer 24 hrs. before I think I'll use them just to make sure any moths and\or larva are dead.
Note: There's a good article in there on using mite resistance bees also ( Russians ).
I have good luck with certan and just stacking them up so the mice can't get in.
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