I went to a beginner beekeeper class last year
and I believe that sealing the hive
with a piece of dry ice (frozen CO2)
inside was mentioned as a way of killing a hive.

-- 
Dennis Law
( aka Paul D. Law )
Brooklyn South Community Emergency Response Team
Logistics Section

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> Lloyd
>
>  Have never tried it, and (hopefully) never will.  Never felt a need to
>> kill
>> a colony.
>>
>
> I had to with AFB and can vouch that it is not instantaneous - takes 30
> seconds to a minute before all goes quiet.  Worst job I ever had to do.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Peter
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