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On Sun, 10 Sep 1995, Steven A. Davis wrote:
> I am not an experienced beekeeper. But I ve seen plenty of photos of AFB
> scale. Never did I see any residue in the cells. I looked particularly
> close at those that the wax moths had not (apparently) gotten to yet. What
> should I do?
On Wed, 13 Sep 1995, Eric Abell <[log in to unmask]> answered:
> Don't panic! All is not lost. I, too, once purchased a bunch of supers
> and was surprised to find no brood anywhere. It seems the seller had
> removed all the brood to hid AFB.
> What to do?
> Use the equipment ...
Hello ! I knew about this problem too ! Really pay attention with AFB
... *No stuff* is too much yet, and enough to get infection ... and
TM don't *cure* !
After some experiments, I'm convinced the next cheap *previous
treatment* give you more certainty your new (old) equipment works
right : Get some "LAURIC ACID" (this cheap, not toxic and chemically
stable fatty acid is a very toxic drug to AFB growing: ref 1993 I have
not on hand) at a chemical supplier. Dissolve it in ethanol or
methanol (methyl alcohol) (I use 2 g/lt of methanol). And dip or
paint *all* your suspect equipment with this. I paint the bottoms
(2x), the supers (2x the parts where are propolis and wax) and the
covers. I dip the frames. The stuff is ready after alcohol is
evaporated.
This treatment give you each remaining AFB spore coated with a drug
toxic for their grow.
Hope this helps !
Jean-Marie
Long. : 4deg 56' E - Lat. : 50deg 30' N - Alt. : 200 m - North sea : 200 km
Really here the summer is finished now ! => cold and wet
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Jean-Marie Van Dyck Fax +32 81 72 42 72
B.P. 102 email : [log in to unmask]
B-5000 NAMUR(Belgium) Medical school - Biochemistry dept
This => C'est ma facon de parler !
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