String & Linda Monteith wrote:

> Would it be possible to set up nucs with those phermones (sold by bee
> suppliers) inside to lure the swarm in so you wouldn't have to retrieve
> them?  I have heard that the phermones work great if you put two in a nuc.
> Anyone have experience with them?  Linda in Ohio

Plenty of experience, plenty of undiscovered uses yet. They (or a poor
substitute) are commonly used for filling hives in Mexico on a yearly or
as-needed basis. In South Africa, Garth doesn't even need the pheromone.
    John Edwards, USDA, Tucson, Arizona