bob smith wrote: > I have been told by experienced beekeepers that when a hive becomes infected > with foul brood that the entire hive should be burned. Recently, a > beekeeper who has over 400 hives told me that only the foundation sheet > needed to be replaced. > I asked him if he would try decontaminating the frames with the foundation > in EIS. He said he would try it on one hive when and if the need arises. > Will this work or could it be harmful?My advise was to wet or soak for > 10-15 min. , then rinse in plain water to remove EIS. Bob
A couple of comments. Feeding bees with CS will cause them to starve to death although bloated with honey. But simply cleaning the frames and so forth with IES will likely not be a problem. I am not sure but I think that will likely work for European foul brood, but American Foul Brood forms spores, and thus will likely not be killed effedtively. To kill it requires the spores to be tricked into germinating, and to do that I recommend adding some glucose and calcium propionate to the mixture. Be aware though that 15 mintues is not enough time if you are having to germinate the spored, I would recommend a minimum of 8 hours, and suggest 24. Marshall > > Smith > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
