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Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Disinfecting nosema combs with acetic acid
>> AA fumigation of comb “illegal” as a “treatment”? Where?
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>Peter, I'm checking back into this, and will see whether I can get an
>answer from EPA.
>From their website, though: "Because of this potential safety concern,
>vinegar [containing up to 8% acetic acid] is not listed as a minimum
>risk active
>ingredient and may not be used as an active ingredient in unregistered,
>minimum risk pesticides."
When EFB first hit Australia the world as we knew it was about to end.
Someone came up with the idea of disinfecting the combs with acetic
acid.
A major beekeeper went to town on all his unused gear. Result, a very,
very, very rusty shed. And not much else to see for it.
Geoff Manning
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