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Subject:	Re: Killing out a hive on purpose was Thymol perspective
From:	Dick Marron <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 5 Apr 2010 21:10:59 -0400
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>I philosophically object to suffocating bees. It is a horrible way to die. ... however. A safer, if more cumbersome approach would be to use CO2. 

What do you suppose they would be dying of when soapy water covers their trachea? We don't know that it would be traumatic for a bee. I'm not even sure it's so bad for a human. Of the available deaths, suffocation may not be the worst. 

Dick

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