At 8:12 PM -0500 00/7/4, Fr-Athanasios wrote:

>Today I experienced my first time witnessing a swarming.
> My
>problem now is that it is up at the outer branches on one
>of my Oak trees about 50-70 feet up and it is impossible
>to get up there and bring it down. Does any one have any
>suggestions for any method to catch it?

        If you are blessed with a clear sun, the Mirror Method should work:
beam the image of the sun just above the swarm with a mirror, and then
'push' the swarm down the tree by nudging the sun-image onto the top of the
swarm.  In my experience the swarm will proceed at a slow but steady pace
down the tree as you continue to push them with the sun image.

Good luck

R

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Robt Mann
consultant ecologist
P O Box 28878   Remuera, Auckland 1005, New Zealand
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