I went to a beginner beekeeper class last year and I believe that sealing the hive with a piece of dry ice (frozen CO2) inside was mentioned as a way of killing a hive. -- Dennis Law ( aka Paul D. Law ) Brooklyn South Community Emergency Response Team Logistics Section On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > Lloyd > > Have never tried it, and (hopefully) never will. Never felt a need to >> kill >> a colony. >> > > I had to with AFB and can vouch that it is not instantaneous - takes 30 > seconds to a minute before all goes quiet. Worst job I ever had to do. > > Best wishes > > Peter > *********************************************** > The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: > http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm > *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm