We have wax coated Ritecell installed in one of our hives in 1 weeks 3 days
we have 5 frames drawn with capped brood, nector and pollen filled from end
to end. And  I expect the other five by now are well on there way. So right
now I would say it doing well.
BTW this was a swarm install in a new hive box,  The only thing that was
hard to see was the eggs on white plastic.
 
Bob
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From: Ted Wout <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, May 05, 1997 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: Recycling Duragilt foundation
 
>Cesar Flores <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>Does anyone know how to rewax plastic duragilt panels for reuse after
>peeling
>off  the old comb?<<
>
>Since there is no imprint of honeycomb on the plastic, bees will not draw
>out "bald" Duragilt.  This has been a topic of discussion on this list in
>the past.  Many got on the anti-Duragilt bandwagon for this reason.
There
>were however some staunch supporters of Duragilt.  I believe that there
may
>be some management hints that some of the pro-Duragilt folks may be able
to
>give you.  Barry, are you out there?<grin>
>
>My opinion is that it's best to prevent the bald spots in the first place
>by not using Duragilt.  Use something like Permadent or Plasticell.
>There's also a new plastic foundation called RiteCell from Mann-Lake.
Has
>anyone on the list tried this yet?  If so, have you got an opinion?
>
>Ted Wout
>Red Oak, TX
>