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Re: Questions on AFB
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 May 2018 07:35:12 -0700
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> >Sulfur was used to clear bees out of skeps as it is a bee repellent,
> but not a bee killer.


Are you sure about this?  Sulfur dioxide has long been used for killing
insects, and some beekeepers use it for killing wax moth.  My understanding
was that it was indeed used to kill the bees in skeps.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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