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Re: unusual uses of beeswax
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Gerald Wallis <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 7 Dec 1994 13:14:19 -0600
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One interesting use here in the Ozark region of the U.S. is treatment of
traps for trapping small animals.  The traps are dipped or boiled in
melted wax which eliminates human odor, lubricates the traps and prevents
corrosion of metal parts.
 
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