P eter wrote:
> the use of free fatty
> acids, including Linoleic acid, as treatments and
> prophylactics for bacterial diseases in bees? I posted
> to the list several months ago on this subject, but
> there was not a single response.

My guess is that the question relates to Dr.Shimanuki's studies on the
link between chalkbrood and EFB- more chalk less efb.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/tektran/data/000007/58/0000075832.html

Another paper is

http://www.ent.msu.edu/bplus/pdf/bplus29.pdf

(You will need Adobe Acrobat reader for this)

where it speaks of the use of Linoleic acid to keep afb and efb in
check. It was noted that it is in most vegetable oils and might be a
reason that bees fed extender patties with oil are healther.

But pollen also has Linoleic Acid, so...

Bill Truesdell
Bath, ME