Fully-grown larvae form cocoons in comb debris, attached to frame or hive body. Larvae chew cavities to cement the cocoons, and lasting damage is done

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Fully-grown larvae form cocoons in comb debris, attached to frame or hive body. Larvae chew cavities to cement the cocoons, and lasting damage is done to frame

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Photo credit: © Maryna Lipatova / Alamy / Afripics
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