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| Date: | Tue, 15 Sep 1998 21:10:48 -0400 |
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Layne,
As I understand it, the soap, being a surfactant, penetrates the bees hair
and removes the layer of air in the hair and they suffocate. I have used
soapy water spray many times to kill hornets. I use a backpack sprayer.
Once no more hornets come out, or few, I use the wand to destroy the nest.
Charles F. Andros
Former NH/VT Apiary Inspector '78-’89
Linden Apiaries/Boulder Wall Gardens
1 McLean Road
POB 165
Walpole, NH 03608-0165 USA/EUA
603-756-9056 phone/fax if notified by phone
email: [log in to unmask]
Latitude: 43° 05’ North
Longitude: 72° 21’ 15” West
Keeper of 41 2-queen colonies for honey, pollen, propolis, pollination,
apitherapy, nuclei, and beeswax.
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