>To: Blair Reischer <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Blair Reischer's,  AFB was the cause of death
>From: Stan Umlauft
>
>Fumigate AFB infected equipment so it can be re-used???
>
>Here in CA we must kill the bees and burn equipment in an 18" deep hole
>then cover the ashes.
>The only exeption is if you have nice new hive bodies or covers & bottom
>boards they can be scraped clean and completly scorched black inside.
>
>I have lost equipment to AFB myself so I do have a great deal of simpathy
>for your loss. However I must recomend replacing the equipment
>
 
AFB spores can lay dormant for dozens of years upwards, so you can't store
equipment and hope the problem goes away either
 
Steve