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Subject:	Re: Killing out a hive on purpose was Thymol perspective
From:	Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 5 Apr 2010 20:52:29 -0400
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>I philosophically object to suffocating bees. It is a horrible way to die. ... however. A safer, if more cumbersome approach would be to use CO2. 

How does that differ from suffocation?  My understanding is that the action of soffocation is the virtually the same as CO2, since the bees activity generates CO2 which knocks them out and kills them.

I suspect that suffocation is quicker and less traumatic than your other suggestions, and it is 'natural'.  

Have you ever watched bees in alcohol?  That is the only part of my sampling job that I hate.

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