Hello fellow bee folks! The companies that make plastic foundation state that the beauty of this foundation is the ability to scrape the comb off if it becomes diseased along with it's reuseability and ease of use. What is one to do with plastic foundation if it gets a bacterial disease ie. AFB??? I recently learned that even boiling the plastic will not kill the AFB. In this case, it turns out that the plastic foundation is much more expensive then regualy wax foundation. Having to replace plastic is cost prohibitive. Is there a way to clean AFB off plastic foundation besides irradiation? If not, where in the San Francisco Bay area or California can one take their equipment for this treatment? Any comments on this subject will be welcomed. Mason D. Harris Department of Audiology San Mateo County Office of Education [log in to unmask]