Yup, gotta cycle out the oldest dark combs and rotted or cracked boxes. Get rid of comb for bio-health reasons. Get rid of boxes for hive structural reasons (honey is heavy!). For storage protection against moth and ants and beetles etc. What works for me is acetic acid (vinegar). I put absorbent pads soaked double strength vinegar in the box stacks. One could use stronger concentration. Put a pad on the base of a solid pallet under each box stack. Stack 3 high, put a pad on each box, stack some more (8 high for storage) putting another pad under each top box. Then shrink wrap the whole pallet to seal, including the tops. This method keeps the bugs out, the Vapour kills whatever got in, and although I have no lab data to prove it, there is a sense that it also kills off lingering spores of many of the base pathogens and virus’. I have not seen efb or sac or chalk or any such since doing this. The method works very good for me for storing brood combs for a season (6m to 1y). When planning to put the equipment back in service, simply unwrap cross stack the boxes and let air out for 2-3 days before putting bees on it. Hope that helps!
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that input
@cloudbuster8819
Жыл бұрын
¿ Do you burn the stuff because of the wax moth infestation alone, or because it also may be contaminated with AFB? To get rid of critters in boxes (moth larvae and hive beetles), I simply freeze the entire box with the frames (or frames alone). I have a troth freezer that just fits the box dimensions (10 frames 3 deep boxes at a time, 48 hours); a bulk operation like yours may find it more efficient to get a bigger freeze space, like renting a freezer truck trailer (like they use for frozen food transports or to store frozen pizza at a state fair event), or rent space in a industrial freezing space (butcher house, fish factory...). To seal the boxes (before or right after freezing), i find that double newspaper, taped tight, is enough to keep the moth moms from entering and laying. I also use the large sugar sacks (shoved into each other in opposite direction) for separate frames (3-7): freeze them, and the moths cannot enter the sack again, keeps all season.
@Not_all_as_it_seems
Жыл бұрын
@@cloudbuster8819 I like the paper at top n bottom of the box idea after freezing. That would work well for my little hobby farm!
@officer3054
Жыл бұрын
I have always rented a walk in freezers to store honey comb when not using it. It cheaper then replacing damaged comb and frames!
@2timbukk
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh So this is where all the yellow/brown air coming down into Michigan is coming from 😂
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@aussiebeekeeping
Жыл бұрын
Last winter I used dry ice poured on top of my stacked supers. It not only chills the frames but it also off gasses Carbon Dioxide which kills the grubs. Very successful and no residue.
@MrDavor986
Жыл бұрын
No need for chemicals. Couple of years ago i found out that wax moth cannot reproduce when there is draft in the box. So i stock no more then 6 boxes on stock. On the bottom I put queen excluder (metal) so mice can’t get in. Every stock I elevate 30cm from the floor. This way I created draft. On the top I also put excluder. Never again i had problems with those pests.
@kathysarmcandy1992
Жыл бұрын
I'm small scale here in Dayton, Ohio. Plenty of moths. Being small, I can run supers thru a chest freezer after the bees clean them for a day, then I make sure the box edges are scraped clean and stack in the garage. Add a cover and some bricks. Works fine.
@nancynolton6079
Жыл бұрын
Haven't had much trouble with wax moth but I have used the BT when I first started out. Now I cycle all unused brood and even honey comb through the freezer for 48 hours or more before bagging and sealing up for winter storage. Expensive option for a commercial keeper but works for the hobbiest.
@Warren76317
Жыл бұрын
100% Agree. Need more of the Havers to become Keepers to help keep down the Mite counts and leaving the box of comb in the light on its side helps keep away moths. Led light strips are cheap the run and buy. If people want to keep comb in storage above freezing light is a cheap way to keep the moths away.
@dcsblessedbees
Жыл бұрын
The World loves our honey they just don't understand beekeeping and it's challenges, you do a lot to enlighten them Ian.👍
@HerrKlaus1963
Жыл бұрын
Here in europe it's called B401 and I am using it since a few years with grate results. However, it does not work on older larvae, so it only protects the combs against a new moth infestation, but it's not a treatment.
@bryanbergner4134
Жыл бұрын
I completely agree with the need for more control options. I came into beekeeping through being a golf course superintendent. I’m continually amazed at how far behind this industry is regarding treatments. Chin up, I guess.
@Thecrobeeman
Жыл бұрын
Burn baby burn ... the truth will set us free 🔥 Thanks for beeing honest as always
@dtompsett
Жыл бұрын
Some thoughts... I had success controlling wax moth with formic acid. I believe I suggested it to you before. If you knew they were going to be stored for a while, wrap a stack (or pallet) with stretch wrap, throw a couple 30ml driloc pads on each stack, and finish wrapping. (I wrapped completely, slit the top open to put the pad in, and sealed it up). Acetic acid also reportedly works... and can be used to fumigation comb. But both are corrosive (especially acetic) so you might want to store the stacks in a trailer instead of inside a building. But I agree the industry needs a major shakeup. Lobbying doesn't seem to be doing us much good. Case in point, NOD apiaries could produce formic pro for other markets but not canadian markets due to a change of address (i believe thats the reason) until some paperwork got pushed across some desks and signed. I want to use formic pro right now... but can't get my hands on a couple cases for a few more weeks. Meanwhile I'm looking at a week of perfect temperatures to have it on.
@Bri_bees
Жыл бұрын
I was planning on getting a square metal tub and heating water. My goal is to put a whole box in boiling water to clean and sterile everything a once. 🙂
@nkapiariesjeffbeezos796
Жыл бұрын
Boiling doesn’t do anything for EFB
@Bri_bees
Жыл бұрын
Boiling will kill any virus or bacteria but i agree hives with EFB should be burned.
@GeorgeCMcRae
Жыл бұрын
YES!!! I also commented to your suggestion above. There is so much chemistry in use nowadays. We go to chemicals immediately to solve our problems then MAYBE a "mechanical" solution is right at hand.
@raysbees7650
Жыл бұрын
You’re burning boxes, I understand. You say you’re burning comb. From what I’ve seen you use plastic foundation so I’m a little confused . Are you burning foundation as well? Thanx.
@johnmorgan9435
Жыл бұрын
We have to operate on the basis that all colonies carry some level of EFB, AFB, Varroa, it's about primarily managing the stresses that lead to any disease developing to the level where the colony is harmed. Here EFB is rare I've only had two outbreaks in over 40 years. Like AFB (EFB) is in the comb so decent boxes can be saved.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
Cut and run. We salvage the newer frames
@thomasluthi7543
Жыл бұрын
Used to be legal in Switzerland Melonex b401 works well Few spraying must be done For full protection Cold is used too to clean frames freezing minus 20 for two to three days For American foul brood n European one Sélection I mean multiplication of which ever survived it bringing in new blood might or might not be a solution there All the best Jan I'd suggest faster rotation of combs higher rate of melting them Aerated towers cold n light normally keep the mosses away from supers I also leave honey I mean unlike many I don't make bees lick the supers after extraction...
@raysbees7650
Жыл бұрын
@@rusticlifefarm6264 I know that has nothing to do with what I asked him
@rodneymiddleton9624
Жыл бұрын
Certan has been available to us here in the US. I also hang bug zappers in the room where my comb is stored which helps a lot. Thanks Ian!!
@danielweston9188
Жыл бұрын
Been spraying stored comb for 5 years - great control.....
@Gtwannabe
Жыл бұрын
It’s also very cost prohibitive for most people who want to just it as a hobby.
@CastleHives
Жыл бұрын
At first I thought it was your wood stove and thought Oh no no no, it is way to early for that.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@jasonfought
Жыл бұрын
Xentati is what we use in ohio. Works amazing. It is a larvae side. Been storing comes for a couple years and will not use anything else
@brianchrisman4331
Жыл бұрын
I spray with xentari every yr but by the time I get to spring nectar season alot of my comb is damaged. Do you respray at any time? My guess is since I'm in FL without cold weather the wax moths never quit and keep hammering it
@jasonfought
Жыл бұрын
@brianchrisman4331 nope I spray 1 time in late fall and leave them sit all winter. But you are right here in ohio they stop for the winter
@brianchrisman4331
Жыл бұрын
@@jasonfought I may have to go to moth crystals but I really didn't want to. Can't keep losing combs. The clean up is a PITA
@jasonfought
Жыл бұрын
@@brianchrisman4331 paramoth works for sure
@plumcreekbees4418
Жыл бұрын
I have 14 hives in Eastern Pennsylvania and BT Xentari works great for .
@EverybodysSenator4US
Жыл бұрын
I've used B.T. since 2008....it lasts 10 to 20 years...never had a wax moth since...I mix it from the dry spores myself with light syrup and spray that...a mist....don't even have to dry it with fans.
@derWalter
Жыл бұрын
Interesting, those bi-toxcines are used since the 30ies and the bacterium for kontrolling the wax moth is used for many years in Europe.. also using sulfur stripes in the stack of boxes usually helps... but maybe thats an other chapter which we should defenitely solve and develop good practices, like with the varroa.
@eranorion
Жыл бұрын
I won an auction of old? Beequipment and in it were several retail boxes each containing a spray bottle and concentrated Certan to mix. I have not used them yet. I only store used brood frames in a freezer, and used dry supers stacked up with a perforated bag of moth crystals ontop. I havent had an infection in years. The only infestation I suffer from is harvested full supers, stored for the days before I find the time to spin, with gotdamn small hive beetle larvae hatching out. Then I get the jewelers loupe and a tweezers for several hours of monotonous extraction, like JUST last night, till my eyes hurt.
@Beetek0903
Жыл бұрын
Tek here in south-east Queensland Australia. I am very very lucky, as I have an Irradiation plant within an hours drive of my Apiaries I am able to get my supers Irradiated for any Pests or Disease - it is a cold process and when they are returned, they are all sterilised -bees just go berserk in those supers
@thomasluthi7543
Жыл бұрын
Wich irradiation is it has it got lasting effect ?
@Beetek0903
Жыл бұрын
@@thomasluthi7543 Gamma Irradiation. The lasting affect is only until the gear is used again on the hives. I have had supers individually wrapped (experimenting) for about 14 months, and when they were opened, the frames inside where as if the honey was extracted a few days prior.
@boboften9952
Жыл бұрын
? No marshmallows On point rant Sir .
@brucesbees
Жыл бұрын
Good stuff Ian. And true.
@susanwehe8270
Жыл бұрын
If I burned 300 boxes, I’d have to buy another 250 …. Replacing frames now that I do
@taylorboysoutdoors
Жыл бұрын
Used BT last year. Still had some worm trailß but no losses. They have to get a belly full b4 it kills em 😮😅
@stufarnham
Жыл бұрын
I have used Certan with great results for several years. This winter I moved cross country so I sold off my bees and had to leave all that comb behind. Starting over with no drawn comb has been painful to say the least. Comb is like gold!
@Not_all_as_it_seems
Жыл бұрын
Wax moth option - Envisage a sealed room where your boxes of waxed frames are stacked up in a way which allows air to pass through them. Lock down the door in an airtight manner & pump carbon dioxide into the room, while a small 100mm fan blows out the oxygen to allow a complete air exchange. Once complete, shut down the small fan & seal however fits & store your wax in an oxygen free state where nothing can live. You may need to top up the C02 now & again yet this depends on your set up. Obviously this would apply firstly to the commercial sector where thousands of frames are at risk & individually spraying each side of a frame with the above mentioned solution could indeed be a logistical/time nightmare. Just green lighting...
@gordonspond
Жыл бұрын
I store mine in racks that are open to the wind and some sunlight but out of the rain. Seems to be working well. I'd never leave them in boxes.... that's asking for trouble.
@lazaryanya9407
Жыл бұрын
I had the exact same idea. Air tight room with an opening at the top. Drop in dry ice and let the CO2 displace the air. The CO2 will suffocate all living pests in the boxes. Through the winter the frost will kill anything hibernating in the boxes. I hope someone tries it soon and finds out how well it works.
@cloudbuster8819
Жыл бұрын
Yep, a container or move-pod may just work for bulk. Small spaces can be served with some blocs of dry ice. For larger volumes, compressed nitrogen or CO2 can be purchased pretty economically as compressed gas cylinders at your local compressed air supplier. You do not need a vent or fan, as long some pressure exchange is possible (a crack form damage or along the pod wall, a pin hole, a bit of screen etc. are enough), just let the gas "fill" the pod till oxygen is too low: lack of oxygen does the job as insects have a poor respiration system. As commercial grower, this may be less manual work and tinkering.
@bluewingfarms2208
Жыл бұрын
Great rant! Totally Agree!✅️👍🐝
@hopesadler4000
Жыл бұрын
Ian. I used para moth crystals in my small operation and no moths. It might work for you if you could get it in bulk or if allowed to use in Canada.
@2timbukk
Жыл бұрын
I have been using a Bacillus Thuringiensis “BT” and water mixture with water for a few years now to spray on stored comb and seems to work quite well. BT can be bought easily here in the States in most farm or big box hardware stores It works 😁 Great Video thanks so much One thing I see is that the bottle you are holding is only 10.8% BT The common bottles of BT here are almost 100% BT
@MikeBarryBees
Жыл бұрын
Yep, BT is the active ingredient and I know folks have been using it for years on combs, Of course not legally when following government approval. I’ve used it in the garden as it’s an approved product there and with some brands allowed for organic uses. Works for chewing insects, certain specific caterpillars and such. seen mixed results in combs from those that have tried it. They still have to begin chewing to ingest it, so there’s that. One fella did some videos and some frames were ravaged due to the sheer number of larvae chewing and others did very well. I am very interested to see how it does in what you’re trying.
@cloudbuster8819
Жыл бұрын
Maybe be not so angry with your agricultural and environmental agencies: BT (Bacillus thuringensis) can be applied in two ways: either you spay a suspension of the bacteria spores, which then infect the moth guts, or you ca spray the actual endotoxin proteins. The live Bacillus spores may not be able to infect bees, but I wonder why it would not (moths and bees are both Endopterygota/Holometabola insects...). So, if you use the spores, I totally understand why your agricultural and environmental agencies want to be prudent. Even the endotoxin alone is considerable: it is related to toxins that cause botulism and tetanus (Clostridia causing those belong to the Frirmicutes/Bacillota and are like Bacillus anaerobic soil dwellers). I am not saying BT is a risk factor, but I give the bureaucrats a bit credit for sticking with a [tedious] protocol designed to uphold some safety, even if it does not make sense from the stand point of a bee keeper losing thousands of frames.
@russellkoopman3004
Жыл бұрын
BT has been used for many decades to control cotton weevils and in corn, corn bore. Now it is genetically inserted into the crops so they produce it themselves. It kills the larvae by giving the larvae an ulcer. Some say this widespread use in corn maybe why so many people have leaky guts. IDK
@GeorgeCMcRae
Жыл бұрын
I've seen some video of beekeepers boiling or dipping old frames in vats of boiling water to strip off old crap and kill moths and larva.
@sentimentalbloke7586
Жыл бұрын
Sure you need to burn afb and efb infected boxes but you can just torch deadouts. The boxes will soon enough rot anyways and will need replacing. Acetic acid attracts wax moths and shb, I use the freezer to clean out wax moth and any damaged comb will be repaired by the bees. Woodwork is getting ever more expensive but the price of honey isn't keeping up, so we economize where we can.
@massachusettsprepper
Жыл бұрын
From my understanding of the product and I used it last year the box frames and comb have to be free of wax moth or it will not work. If there are no wax moth present it will keep them from making a home in your comb and boxes. So it is a deterrent if there is no wax moth already established in the box. I sprayed all of my comb that had zero wax moth infestation and when I came into spring to use my boxes I had zero wax moth present. So it is a good product from what I've seen it just won't work if wax moth have already established themselves in your box and on your comb. And as a side note all of my boxes were stored outdoors.
@justinsorenson
Жыл бұрын
Good rant. 👍
@BeekeepingwithTheBeeWhisperer
Жыл бұрын
I used it last year and the year before quite successfully.
@stevejacklin8462
Жыл бұрын
We used to have B401 or Certan in the UK until it was withdrawn from use due to regulatory issues in 2020 ish. Still waiting for B402 to get approved but probably wont get approved for use as there's no money to get it approved.
@GOAP68
11 ай бұрын
5:53 more options... and more cowbell!
@albertcarbonneau8920
Жыл бұрын
Vegetable Farmer and Bee Keeper BT works to kill wax moth. The part that doesn't is the spraying it is a bit Hap Hazard you think up sprayed it all But maybe maybe not.
@beebob1279
11 ай бұрын
I'm going through my boxes now and getting rid of the worn out stuff. A lot of holes in the handles, rotten corners, and the wax moths are brutal.
@highmarkrich
Жыл бұрын
Hey Ian, is there anywhere up there where you can go get your equipment gamma irradiated? That completely sterilizes everything. Usually, you just send in equipment on pallets. It is extremely cost effective as well.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
The facility closed a while back
@daveshearn2743
Жыл бұрын
Imagine if you had to deal with hive beetles too. They tend to be a bigger problem than wax moths here in PA.
@michaelairheart6921
Жыл бұрын
Hive beetles are a problem here (Texas) too, but it was easier to deal with them than the wax moths.
@k_froggy
Жыл бұрын
if there any reason you cant melt out the waxmoth damaged comb? Ive seen people putting steam hoses into the bottom of stacks of boxes and then letting the wax collect in the bottom in a container. Maybe its not worth your time? or is it unsaleable wax?
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
Ya I’m leaving money on the table but sometimes I need to cut my losses because of workload
@10peteo
Жыл бұрын
So I was wondering what effect oxalic acid mixed with vegetable glycerin or mineral oil would have on wax moth larva.
@peteGbee
Жыл бұрын
we need more chemicals!!!! sorry you commercial guys have to go through this
@michaelairheart6921
Жыл бұрын
I lost all of my hives to wax moths. I built a fire, threw all my hives on it, and quit beekeeping.
@DNADirekt
Жыл бұрын
B401 & B402 is good shit! Works!
@peaceinvalleygreenhouse6915
Жыл бұрын
Burning comb, I notice there are others asking if that is the plastic foundation as well. I pop out my plastic foundation and pressure wash it clean then re-wax it. On your sprayed product- is it a variety of Bacillus t. Bacteria?? I've wondered if Bt would work as it kills larval stage bugs. Hopefully it won't affect honey bee larvae later...
@NotSoKnownHipHop
Жыл бұрын
When you have thousands and thousands of frames, time is money. Cheaper to just buy new frames than do all that.
@BlanchardsBees
Жыл бұрын
Oh nice I was about to burn some old equipment as well. Thought I could use it but just to far gone.
@rodbeckstedt8588
Жыл бұрын
Lots of work up in smoke.
@killlinepestcontrol
Жыл бұрын
Where do you think the EFB has come from? The packages? I've not heard you mention it in your colonies before
@strenderfad8482
Жыл бұрын
Hi. Thank's for this Video! Where can I get These fans?
@dianetaylor6751
Жыл бұрын
Racking comb in the sunshine does not stop moths there?
@ETsBees
Жыл бұрын
No! It will slow it down early in the season but it won’t stop them later in the year .
@timmullen698
Жыл бұрын
Ifound something that works when storing comb keeping waxmoth of it and sure you have plenty of it . Cow shit . The fresher the better .
@mattschwarzenberger3513
Жыл бұрын
I thought you coul treat EFB with antibiotics. AFB is a burn everything policy?
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes but
@mkirkland616
Жыл бұрын
Maybe i missed it but why burn equipment when dealing with wax moths?
@BackyardDad1
Жыл бұрын
Did you take each frame out and spray both sides of the frame or did you put the box on end and spray from the bottom in between each frame. I used BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) on my garden to kill tomato worms, cabbage worms and other worms in garden. I noticed that spray that you used the active ingredient was BT.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
We cleaned up the frame then treated it before putting back into the box
@chillinoutdoors7464
Жыл бұрын
I am a hobby beekeeper with just two hives in my backyard and realize that my knowledge is limited. In Northern Wyoming USA where I live, I know of no beekeepers that ever have to deal with wax moths. I had always assumed that our winters were too cold for the moths to survive over winter. So, I am surprised that wax moths are something you have to deal with up in Canada. I guess I don't really have any other point to this comment other than that I now wonder what the difference is.
@user-pi8us8dp3b
Ай бұрын
I just comment for support and amusement.... On on hand you ask for help end of govt wont help you, another department forbids you from trying new things they have not certified you to use and in the end you are forced to burn the equipment which in turn brings another department of govt to give you a fine for burning painted wood products. Which in turn tells another department you had a fire and this puts you over your carbon allotment for the year and now you get fine for pollution. Seems to be all but forgotten you are trying to raise bees. Keep you chin up . cheers
@jkd0114
Жыл бұрын
Slowly this commercial beekeeping approach will wither away. Bee Keeping with the Bees best interest and organically will be what consumers want. You will find that this honey will fetch a better price with out all the harsh treatments and exploits of bees. Superior Genetics, no sugar syrup, no treatments. This is true honey. Could it really hurt to try a bit of your operation with an organic approach? I challenge you to consider it! Maybe this is the answer for you and the bees?
@vanderpoolfarmsl.l.c.9983
Жыл бұрын
What is lacking is any sense of urgency in those we look to for help. In addition, the scientific process is WAY, WAY to slow and cumbersome for our quickly changing problems. Scientific research must be streamlined in order to ever keep up, let alone get ahead. The States investigating oxalic vaporization are ALL still using the stupid 12V pan vaporizers that nobody uses. Why? Because they have to do what everyone else is doing. Is this helpful? No. Just more of the same. Support for our industry is stuck in the mud, slowly sliding backward, sorry to say.
@moosibou
Жыл бұрын
why would you not scrape those frames down to the plastic foundation, rewax, and reuse? Seems a waste of money to replace with new frames. wax moth and even EFB are not systemic.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the newer frames we do.
@stalebratsveen3794
Жыл бұрын
Hei vi bruker 80 prosent epleedikk og voksmøllen blir borte 😂
@richardnoel3141
Жыл бұрын
Twas a good rant!! Bascillius Thurgiensis , love the stuff!! I think you will be pleased with the results!! 👀😎👌🏻🐝🤓
@Chard-Bees
Жыл бұрын
Once again thank you Ian. Enjoy all you share and appreciate what you are doing for beekeeping in Canada and the US
@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork
Жыл бұрын
When all else fails, BURN IT WITH FIRE!!!! 🔥 Nice! Thanks for the rant... saved me from having to rant to myself! 😂 Looking forward to seeing results... I dont have a reefer truck to freeze out entire box sets.. :)
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
Ya my refer unit is in use so I can’t feeeze them out
@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork
Жыл бұрын
@@aCanadianBeekeepersBlogI figured.... good cleanup anyway... ever forward ever better.
@subsy83
Жыл бұрын
Very very curious to see how that wax moth prevenative works. That's a major hit for me too, consistently losing comb even when putting them in sun/air to push through them, still getting losses.
@gallowaylights
Жыл бұрын
Could we use uv lamps to kill it?
@michielversteeg
Жыл бұрын
In Holland we use something called ice vinigar it kills all the eggs..
@subsy83
Жыл бұрын
@@gallowaylights good question, I'm not in the know but I know if air flow goes through them I don't think small hive beatles, nor wax moth eggs can survive due to air movement and low humidity. Curious to know though.
@andrewharvey8833
Жыл бұрын
when EFB first hit Australia in the n1970's they dosed everything often with OTC , nowadays our major packer test for etc levels because overseas won't allow our honey in if its too much. we changed to using agrisea /hivealive which is a seaweed based product when we get signs of efb ,just added agrisea to a sugar syrup mix and spray over the affected brood comb. not the perfect cure but helps clean it up.
@justinthacker3144
Жыл бұрын
Hi Ian, Is Photoxin not available to use against wax moth in Canada? We use in South Africa to fumigate grains (Rice, wheat, oats etc) against weavils and store our comb in a sub tropical climate. No toxic residue but the gas is nasty. Bonus is I read on Randy's O's blog '' Recent research by Dr. Frank Eischen found that Phostoxin (a legal comb fumigant) was effective for disinfecting combs of nosema spores.''
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
Our authorities will not allow that product to be used in Canada on comb … I’ve argued that the US has bee comb on the label until I was blue in the face
@garyfreeman5999
Жыл бұрын
BT works great in gardens . . . . . .just don't know how long it hangs around? Curious about that. I've used it on my tomatoes for 15 years.
@christopherhindle1174
Жыл бұрын
I used Certan last year (in France) and it certainly seemed to work on stored comb.
@RePetesBees
Жыл бұрын
Man, I absolutely LOVE Bacillus - type pesticides (BT). No long lasting effects (tho it does stay semi-effective for like a week), no crazy residues, been using a different strain (K something I think) for most of my outdoor fruit tree / veggie applications and it ONLY kills caterpillars / grubs like that. I would just be a little worried that it could potentially kill some of the developing baby bees if they were to eat viable spores, but if used properly should be more then safe and in better shape then not using it :P THANK YOU for posting!
@TimS366
Жыл бұрын
Certan was withdrawn in the UK a few years back (for no good reason that I can find) which was a great shame as it is a very good product and does exactly what it says on the pack. It certanly (see what I did there!) give you options.
@bayrakov
Жыл бұрын
I know from a friend that the product is good. It is used in Europe and gives good results!
@murrayandjudyborer8053
Жыл бұрын
I have been using the heat treatment recommended by the ABC of beekeeping,if you have a good heat room it works great.Hate wax moth! Thanks for all your info.
@Tonnsfabrication
Жыл бұрын
I've lost lots of drawn comb to moths, nice to know about this option.
@toddyeske9069
Жыл бұрын
Do the hand handle have to be certain size to us your lift how
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
Standard size
@anabelaramos8399
Жыл бұрын
In Europe we have a product with some sort of bacteria that eats their babies. I haven't it here, it's the same product for pine butterflies. We have a lot here.
@tuyea0405
Жыл бұрын
Ohh no, no fayer my home pls 😅😅😅, i very like bees
@cynthiawanek8353
Жыл бұрын
Well if you live in texas just take that box and set it on a fire ant bed. They will clean up that larve, just stir them up fire. 😆😆😆
@toddyeske9069
Жыл бұрын
How can I call your farm I have poor Internet need to ask how to do something
@dalestevens4956
Жыл бұрын
So did you burn boxes bc of wax moth or EFB? I have used paramoth crystals to keep wax moths out and destroy a small infestation
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
Wax moth made a mess of comb so I simply culled it. EFB automatically gets burnt
@johnoliver9885
Жыл бұрын
My rant for the day is I wish feral honey bees had protected green space areas like for example our parks.
@drjmarkrodgers1428
Жыл бұрын
Sorry about that buddy
@user-nd4kl1es5t
Жыл бұрын
Доброго дня. Я для боротьби з восковою мілю використовує сірку (в приміщені де зберігаються рамки раз на два тижні провожу спалювання сірки, щоб сірчаний дим пройшов через усі рамки) обробки перестаю проводити коли температура опускається нижче 10 градусів тепла по Сельсію.
@tomkos4923
Жыл бұрын
B401, B402 good products, Dipel DF is economy option. For varoa control very good product is Apiwarol
@mikehill9888
Жыл бұрын
🤑 Hope the health increases.
@justinthacker3144
Жыл бұрын
or MiteawayII pad between stacked to kills moths would work.
@aCanadianBeekeepersBlog
Жыл бұрын
I’ve tried but it dosent work well
@benjamindejonge3624
Жыл бұрын
All for a better colony
@BucketListBees
Жыл бұрын
You know, you gotta do something, worst is to do nothing. “ He who hesitates is lost”. My rant…….
@claudesully
Жыл бұрын
I see $$$ going up in smoke....🥸
@kevinpack2606
Жыл бұрын
Certan is a great product for controlling wax moth! For those looking to use a generic version, not every BT product is the same…you must get BTa. (bacillus thuringiensis, sup. aizawai) Xertan is another, and yes you can get these products in the US as well. We’ve used them in a US desert state where our wax moth season can extend into November with great results.
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