At 04:48 PM 18/11/96 -0800, you wrote:
>In some earlier postings, it was suggested that a beekeeper breathe through
a tube to
>keep the exhaled CO2 from attracting of aggravating more aggressive bees
such as the
>AHB.
 
Before you get too worked up about this, talk to a few queen breeders about CO2.
 
CO2 is used to drug virgin queens for artificial insemination.  I believe
CO2 is generally recognized as sedating most insects.  One queen breeder
said that for a ** REALLY SAVAGE ** colony, a squirt of CO2 from a soda
siphon would settle them down.
 
I have not tried this (never had the need to) but it suggests that CO2 does
make the AHB savage.  It may be just "bad breath".
Regards
 
Chris Allen