WIRED: Bees Paint Animal Poo on Their Homes to Repel Giant Hornets

WIRED: Bees Paint Animal Poo on Their Homes to Repel Giant Hornets

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“If that compound can be discovered or identified, then for sure, it could be used as a way to ward off the Asian giant hornet.”

Dr. Leonard Foster, CSFS associate and professor at UBC Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and beekeeper at the UBC Farm, recently gave comments in WIRED. Honeybees use animal excretions on their hives to ward off hornets, so it is discussed how chemical compounds that are repulsive to hornets could be isolated from animal dung.

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