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Re: Formic vapours
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Bill T <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 1 Oct 2016 08:48:59 -0400
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> This does not make sense from a physics standpoint.  Once mixed with air
> the density difference from pure air is negligible.


True, but the formic does not mix instantly but as the pad gives off its
vapor. Hence the concentration is always highest where the pad is, and in
this case, at the bottom of the hive.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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