CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What should I do if there are cottonworms in the beehive?

1. What should I do if there are cotton worms in the beehive?

This is what we call nest worms. Nest worms that eat beeswax are dark in color and more destructive than ordinary cotton worms! There is no way to avoid this situation. You can only clean the wax scraps in the beehive frequently, that is, to make the nest worms have no food. On the other hand, tighten the honeycomb to prevent the nest worms from taking advantage of it. If the nest worms get on the honeycomb, the damage to the honeycomb can be devastating. So as long as you start from these two aspects, you can make the nest worms have nowhere to hide! !

2. Why are there small white reptiles inside the beehive?

Possibly nestworms

The colony is too weak

It should be Z bug

3. The most effective method of controlling nest insects, how do nest insects enter the beehive

1. Bee colony management: If you want to kill nest insects, you can keep a certain amount of honey and powder on the honeycomb during beekeeping, and choose high-quality queen bees. 2. Killing insect eggs: From late November to early December every year, and from early March to early April of the following year, the bee farm must be cleaned so that the box can be cleaned. 3. Drug control: You can soak the beehive and empty honeycomb in 5% lime water or 1% caustic soda solution for 30 hours, then clean it and dry it in the sun.

1. The most effective method for nest insect prevention and control

1. Bee colony management

(1) If you want to kill nest insects quickly, you must always keep enough honey and pollen on the honeycomb during beekeeping, and you must also choose a high-quality queen bee.

(2) This can enhance the genetic advantages within the apiary and improve the ability of the bee colony to resist diseases and insect pests. In addition, new combs must be replaced and old combs eliminated in a timely manner, which can also effectively eliminate the living space of nest moths.

2. Kill insect eggs

(1) Generally, the apiary can be thoroughly cleaned from late November to early December each year and from early March to early April of the following year, so that the hives can be thoroughly cleaned.

(2) Then boil water and pour it on the bottom of the box to kill the eggs of the moth. Alternatively, during the coldest time of winter, place the box combs outdoors to be exposed to frost, which will freeze the larvae of the moth to death.

3. Drug prevention and treatment

(1) You can soak the beehives and empty honeycombs in 5% lime water or 1% caustic soda solution for 30 hours, then clean them and dry them. This can effectively eliminate the overwintering beetles hidden inside.

(2) You can also put about 10 star anise fruits in each box to prevent the breeding of nest insects.

2. How do nest insects enter the beehive?

1. The wax moth is the larvae of the wax moth, which usually lays its eggs in the cracks of the beehive or in the wax scraps. After the larvae are hatched, they will crawl onto the honeycomb, grow up slowly, and become more and more destructive.

2. Generally, killing insect eggs can effectively prevent the formation of nest insects in the beehive. Because the larvae and eggs of wax moth are mainly laid in the honeycomb or the gaps in the beehive, killing the eggs and insects can effectively prevent nest insects. For example, you can use an alcohol blowtorch to bake the beehive to kill the eggs and insects hidden in the gaps of the beehive.

3. Nest moths are afraid of light. If exposed to sunlight, they will hide on the backlit side of the honeycomb because of their fear of light. However, adult wax moths have a certain tendency to phototropism, so using black light to lure and kill wax moths is also a way to prevent and control nest moths. First, design the black light into two layers, the outer layer of the grid should be slightly smaller than the size of the bees, so as to prevent the bees from flying into the light. The inner layer must be connected to a power source to kill the wax moths attracted by the light.