I prefer blue "shop towels"s to the cords. Six shop towels (purchased from any auto supply deparment like a Wal-Mart) will soak up one cup of canola oil. I fold the towels into fourths, soak over night, then toss in the hive over the brood chamber.
The rest I like as well. My experience has been these are not "instant" cures but work best over time.
Grant
Jackson, MO
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