Tim Morris wrote: > > >From what I am reading, AFB is not curable. Not so much in that the disease > can't been cured, but that the spores are everywhere, and re-infect the bees. > I was wondering if anyone has heard of or tried > sealing the hive walls and outsides with a polyurethane or other coating to > seal off the spores? Tim, This might be of interest: http://www.nba.org.nz/pms/manual/man08.htm It was posted on the sci.agriculture.beekeeping newsgroup. AL