Bob asked:
> Does the smell linger in the box or dissipate quickly?
It is very pungent and you need to be very careful if doing a large number
of boxes on a still day as the fumes can be overpowering. However, the
smell disperses quite rapidly and, surprisingly, does not seem to put bees
off - I have had a swarm move into a couples of boxes that were at the end
of their one week treatment but which I had not opened up to air (they found
a gap between the boxes). I was amazed that they could cope with the
remaining fumes, but they seemed quite happy!
Best wishes
Peter Edwards
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