From: Erik Osterlund <honeybee@elgon.se>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:05:48 +0100
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Clean wax for Organic Production?

At 23.05 +0000 1-03-04, Lucinda Sewell wrote:

>> I think this is maybe something we should talk more about on Biobee! Where
>> are the supplies going to come from?
>> Dee
>
>Mocambique.

Yes, south of Sahara I think too. There are traders with African wax I
know, but I don't know them.

.... What if we cast thin sheets and expose to
>sunlight and air for awhile? Where do the migrating pyrethoids go?

Well, what i've been told is that pyrethroids have to get released from its
fatty surroundings before something happens with it, goes int smaller
parts, whatever effects those particals have. Sunlight though has an
penetrating and downbreaking effect, but in this case suspects not enough,
not deep enough, but maybe breaks down what is of pyrethroids at the
surface of the wax.

Erik