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Andy Nachbaur <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:24:14 -0800
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At 05:31 PM 1/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
 
>little bigger?)with a little hole in one side. They put citral (lemon 
>grass is ok) to improve the trap.
 
>I observed that swarms like to get into very old hives, better if they 
>have a comb inside, and even better if they are a little up the ground, 
>but africanized bees arenīt very selective.
 
Hi !  Thanks for the translation.
 
What you describe here looks the same to me as what I would use to trap
European swarms, but I guess if you know all your bees are undesirable it
works, if not a lot of good productive honey bee swarms are being destroyed.
 
ttul, the OLd Drone
 
"L'ENFUMOIR" is the tool the beekeeper uses to smoke up bees"
 
 
 
 
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