<<<<<So now that I've searched the archives and checked three text books
I'll
impose a simple (I thought) question on the list.  What is the lethal
temperature for spores of Bacillus larvae (American Foulbrood)?>>>>>>
 
Try a fourth, Honey Bee Pathology by Lesley Bailey.  He suggests immersing
the equipment in paraffin wax for ten minutes at a temperature of 150
degrees Centigrade, hardly suitable for the small beekeeper in his garden 
shed.  He lists other methods of fumigation with various chemicals, none of
which is applicable for the hobbyist.  In England there is no treatment
allowed and  the rule is burn all combs and honey and if the main hive
parts are worth  saving, scorch them well with a flame gun.       
[log in to unmask]