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From: jimpt@tekig4.TEK.COM (James Robert Peterson)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: Bee pacification
Message-ID: <2613@tekig4.TEK.COM>
Date: 16 Mar 88 18:22:36 GMT
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
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Keywords: buzz


     I have been asked to look into the possibility of building a device
which could be used to pacify a bee colony so that the honey may be gathered
from the colony.  I believe the present method is to smoke the bees.
Anyway, a person I know who is a beekeeper heard that a 600Hz vibration
may be used to pacify the bees instead of smoke.  I am assuming that the
method used to cause the vibration would be a loud 600Hz tone produced by
a battery powered speaker.  

     I am interested in finding out if it is worth the effort to try this,
or if it would be a waste of time.  Any information would be appreciated.

Jim Peterson   Tektronix Inc.  (503)-627-3065 (work)
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