Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Beemoth or Waxworm
In stored empty combs the waxworm shows a decided preference to the combs in which brood has been reared. Of course, any comb is readily attacked and destroyed. In the case of stored honey, the comb is preferred as food and the honey is only eaten ia' small quantities. Honey cappings are readily devoured whenever found and often serve as the only food of the waxworm. It has been said that if fed on pure wax the worms will die. The writer observed one instance in which two full sheets of medium brood foundation were riddled by the wax worm.
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