Control of the wax moth

10.22092/hbsj.2017.111896

Abstract

Wax moth is one of the very important pests of honeybee colonies especially wax combs in the hives or stored combs. All beekeepers are familiar with this pest and every year they lose large amount of their wax. Adults can not feed but larvae feed of wax and destroy wax combs and exert a great economic loss to beekeepers. Many techniques have been used to control this pest. In this paper, after a brief look at the biology of wax moth, control measures referred to in a number of ways. 

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