How much benzaldehyde for a fume board?

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Sutty

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I have some benzaldehyde and am considering using it with a fume board to clear supers.
How much will I need to clear national supers, anyone know?
 
Not on topic but Julian Johnstone, when he was working as an inspector, used to carry a selection of benzaldehyde soaked rags on a biscuit tin under the passenger seat in case of emergency. It certainly saved me from an even worse stinging in the middle of an apiary of 20+ ferocious colonies when my boot lace came undone -believe me, there was quite a clump of bees hanging on till he administered one of the rags.
 

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