
I use screen bottom boards and trays with agricultural lime to trap small hive beetles and other debris the bees can chase down into them. This allows a break in the SHB reproduction cycle. However, it also provides a trap for the wax moth larvae. When I was cleaning the tray today I realize I need to look into the hive to make sure there's not an infestation in the brood comb.
These little monsters can collapse the hive in no time at all by burrowing through the brood comb.
You can tell by the mud behind the hives that this has been a very wet winter.
