Chris said:
> Thanks for that Robin.  It answers a question I posed some time ago as to
> whether Acetic acid fumes killed EFB as well as Nosema.

I think that it is dangerous to rely on acetic acid completely.  Yes, it
does kill EFB - but if there is dried infective material in the bottom of
the cell then the fumes may not penetrate effectively.

Does anyone know of any definitive research on this?

Peter Edwards
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