On Sun, 10 Sep 1995, Steven A. Davis wrote:
 
>  I am not an experienced beekeeper.  But I ve seen plenty of photos of AFB
> scale.  Never did I see any residue in the cells.  I looked particularly
> close at those that the wax moths had not (apparently) gotten to yet.  What
> should I do?
 
On Wed, 13 Sep 1995, Eric Abell <[log in to unmask]> answered:
 
> Don't panic!  All is not lost.  I, too, once purchased a bunch of supers
> and was surprised to find no brood anywhere.  It seems the seller had
> removed all the brood to hid AFB.
 
> What to do?
 
> Use the equipment ...
 
Hello ! I knew about this problem too !  Really pay attention with AFB
...  *No stuff* is too much yet, and enough to get infection ... and
TM don't *cure* !
 After some experiments, I'm convinced the next cheap *previous
treatment* give you more certainty your new (old) equipment works
right : Get some "LAURIC ACID" (this cheap, not toxic and chemically
stable fatty acid is a very toxic drug to AFB growing: ref 1993 I have
not on hand) at a chemical supplier.  Dissolve it in ethanol or
methanol (methyl alcohol) (I use 2 g/lt of methanol).  And dip or
paint *all* your suspect equipment with this.  I paint the bottoms
(2x), the supers (2x the parts where are propolis and wax) and the
covers.  I dip the frames.  The stuff is ready after alcohol is
evaporated.
 This treatment give you each remaining AFB spore coated with a drug
toxic for their grow.
 
Hope this helps !
 
Jean-Marie
 
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