At 01:44 AM 6/26/96 +0000, you wrote: >I have a chance to buy a couple of used hives from a someone. They both >succumbed last winter. My wife is afraid of spreading any infestation to >our new colony. How can the used equipment be treated to kill any mites or >other diseases? > Mites only live about 24 hours without a living host. The hives won't have any mites but may harbor other problems. I'm always sceptical about buying used equipment unless I know why the bees died out. Frank Humphrey [log in to unmask] Frank Humphrey [log in to unmask]