Oops - but she was only trying to help

[Wombat2]

I had left three stickies out on a tray to drain on the bench and the ants found them. She in doors hit the bench with surface spray and knocked off the ants. - " I knew enough not to spray the frames " she said but there would have been some drift. I rinced the frames with luke warm water to get rid of the few live ants and washed off the remaining honey.

What should I do now?  Throw them out, cut out the foundation and fit new after scrubbing the wood or just reuse without bothering?

[Kathyp]

the safe thing would be cutting it out.  i think that's what i'd do....

[kanga]

I would agree with Kathyp. Surface spray has some residual poison and it is not worth the risk.

[jayj200]

had a real insecticide problem down here. 3 inches deep dead bees. what an odor!

they told me to put them in a pool.

did not have a pool so used a beer cooler (ice chest)

two or three days in water dilutes everything.

down yonder not down under

jay

[Wombat2]

had a real insecticide problem down here. 3 inches deep dead bees. what an odor!

they told me to put them in a pool.

did not have a pool so used a beer cooler (ice chest)

two or three days in water dilutes everything.

down yonder not down under

jay

Pool idea is good - the chlorine would oxidise the chemicals in the spray and render it harmless - I'll try some chlorine bleach in the laundry trough instead  8-)

[jayj200]

straight chlorine  will rust the nails in the frames badly! by next year one would need to re-nail

just drop them in the pool or any where they could be submerged for two days. dry them out they'll be good to go

jay