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 - Robt Mann consultant ecologist P O Box 28878 Remuera, Auckland 1005, New Zealand (9) 524 2949