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infectant solution, and it should then, if necessary, be painted 
and left ready for use. Bees do not object to the smell of Izal. 
If a spare hive is not available, the frames may be hung in a 
suitable box, taking care to provide an exit hole and to cover 
them warmly ; in this they may be left while the old hive is 
being scraped and cleaned, after which they should be returned 
to their hive. This operation need not be carried out in the 
case of stocks which it is intended to work for extracting, if the 
instructions already given (120) are followed. 
