Joe wrote > I read in an article in one of the bee mags about 10 or more years ago > that stated chalk brood has some fatty acid known as linoleic acid, which > has antimicrobial activity against bacterial honeybee pathogens. > Linoleic acid is found in in vegtable oils, and in higher amounts in > peanut oil. You can perhaps google linoleic acid and foulbrood and get > some info. I remembered that there was some research done in Australia on fatty acids against AFB and EFB. It can be found at http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/HBE/03-028.pdf This study found that linoleic was inactive against EFB. There were some that were and I am not sure where this research is heading. Will have to ask. The article you most likely read is the one by Shimanuki et al which is listed in the references in the above research. Trevor Weatherhead AUSTRALIA ******************************************************* * Search the BEE-L archives at: * * http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?S1=bee-l * *******************************************************