> If, for example, coumaphos was soluble in water, then several washings in
200ºF water accompanied by extremely high agitation followed by separation
period might possibly wash most of the coumaphos out of the wax.
Unfortunately, not that easy, Mike. The hive acaricides are lipophilic,
meaning that they bind to wax and oils. So chemically you would have to
find a nonpolar solvent that was more attractive than wax, yet didn't
dissolve the wax.
Randy Oliver
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