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Re: AFB question
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Mon, 4 Dec 2000 20:15:05 -0600
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Tim Morris wrote:
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> >From what I am reading, AFB is not curable.  Not so much in that the disease
> can't been cured, but that the spores are everywhere, and re-infect the bees.

>   I was wondering if anyone has heard of or tried
> sealing the hive walls and outsides with a polyurethane or other coating to
> seal off the spores?



Tim,

This might be of interest:

http://www.nba.org.nz/pms/manual/man08.htm

It was posted on the sci.agriculture.beekeeping newsgroup.



AL

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