> Stonebrood is usually caused by A. flavus, occasionally A. fumigatus. Reaserches in Ukraine patented (patent Nr. 33532 A 01 K 51/00a ) a process how to add propolis to the wax. Labtest shows that 85 - 95 % of fungi (stonebrood, chalkbood) are killed within 5 hours. Tested even in a beeyard with 200 bives and 5 % of them having problem with stonebrood during 4 years. All stonebrood is gone. \vov ************************************************************************************* * BEE-L is hosted at the State University of New York at Albany. * * Help with data collection regarding Colony Collapse Disorder at www.beesurvey.com * *************************************************************************************