Has anyone compared the efficacy of pin killed compared to freeze killed?  Most of us, especially the small beekeepers, do not have the access nor the skill set to use liquid nitrogen in a hygienic test procedure.   

 
Mike in LA





On Thursday, January 9, 2014 8:26 AM, Charles Harper <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
On 1/9/2014 7:31 AM, Little Wolf Apiaries -our bees get all the 
attraction wrote:
> some of us have access to liquid nitrogen ( not suggest to be handled 
> by untrained unqualified people) and a ring is pressed into the capped 
> brood area , an area of similar no . of cells i.e. 100 and the 
> nitrogen is then poured into this area. It of course freezes 
> instantly. The ring is removed
I find that you have to fill the ring twice to make sure the brood is 
frozen it is not instant, check the other side of the comb for frost.

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