> From: "D. Kall" <[log in to unmask]> > If a reliable difference could be established it could lead from > the fanciful bee-killing laser to a practical, field-test device. > Imagine a portable lab chamber and a laptop to take measurements. > Field bees are caught individually and inserted in the chamber. > Based on acoustic signatures AHB are distinguished from regular bees. > No need to do complicated and time consuming physiological > investigations that are difficult/impossible to do in the field. > > > So what does everyone think? Possible? I think it would significantly *increase* the time it takes to check my bees if I had to corral each bee into a little "Cone of Silence"(tm) to check it and somehow remember who has had their turn and who hasn't. I think I'll stick with the I get close to the hive and they attack me by the hundreds test...thanks anyway. 8-} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave D. Cawley | The information on the Internet is only University Of Scranton | interesting to people who are interested Scranton, Pennsylvania | in it. [log in to unmask] | -Scranton Tomorrow Spokeswoman [log in to unmask] | refusing invitation to Internet Cafe's opening ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~