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Pulled the insert boards on Friday after a week long check. Barely a varroa to be seen
But wax moth poop, that's another story. Inspecting next week, getting frames ready to replace any frames that are too bad but is there anything else I can actually do about it?
Our friendly bee inspector has suggested pulling the larvae out! I imagine that is a reference to tapping the frame, they pop out and then skewering them one by one - really? Does that work? Is that how to do it?

It works. You tap the frame and the little beggars go like stink. They don’t wait to be skewered. Best off be equipped with a pair of tweezers. I just wonder how the moths get into an active hive and why the bees tolerate the maggots.
Steve.

If I see any moth or grub, I kill them.

The bees will clear them out as they expand in spring. Or should.

I have found in the past that certain apiaries were more prone than others however as the years pass and I keep on top of the pests they seem to be less of an issue.

I've seen a few in hives recently - a line under the cappings. A few taps of the frame and you can either see them under the line of silk or they wriggle out. My hive tool does the rest.

I had a dry and manky super frame that I had taken out of a hive several weeks ago and it was 'put to one side' and would have had experienced very close to freezing temperatures on some evenings. As I was cleaning out the wax, a wm larva wriggled out as I took the wedge off. They can be quite hardy.