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Randy
Killing a colony involves:
1) beekeeper safety - reason cyanide was banned, I know personally of
beekeepers and in one case a beekeeper's dog that either had a close call or
didn't survive the exposure. Agree with the comment about using ether -
too easy to forget that a hot smoker will set it off. And some of the
solvents are carcinogens.
2) Humane - alcohol, acetone, sulfur - bees die, but take some time, and
show obvious signs of severe distress. Try a drop of acetone or alcohol on
A bee, she'll flop all around.
3) Cold, C02 or dry ice, Nitrous Oxide all put bees to sleep ( more
humane). Liquid nitrogen acts really fast, but expensive and can freeze the
beekeepers fingers and toe, and don't splash in the eye.
Whether you can buy dry ice in grocery store depends on the state. Easy
to get in most any grocery in MT, but practically impossible to find in more
restrictive states that have LOTs of rules about human safety.
4) Suffication and/or heat prostration - works, can't say whether its
humane, probably not if you can ask the bee. Wrap in plastic on hot day,
they'll be dead quick.
5) Soapy water (seems not to cause too much distress) - recommended for
fire departments dealing with trucks that tip over.
Jerry
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