| Killer Bees are now in the United States and they | | | | almost too late to stop as they are now in the US and |
| have been known to attack humans, animals and | | | | moving through the States, which border Mexico. The |
| threaten the peace? Indeed there is something all to | | | | ability to control the bees thru use of such a device |
| scary to humans when it comes to bee swarms, even | | | | and set up sound walls to steer them might be a |
| experienced bee keepers know the power of these | | | | thought rather than killing them, although in putting up |
| swarms and proceed with benevolence and caution, | | | | the walls the bees have the final choice to attempt to |
| as to not provoke. Recently this concept of killer bees | | | | cross the sound wall and die or continue in the steering |
| was discussed in an online think tank and one member | | | | direction." |
| stated; | | | | The conversation continues as Warren states; "It is |
| "Killer bees are working their way north from south | | | | now left to economics or politics or other influence to |
| America and cause more fear than actual deaths, but | | | | determine whether the technology is implemented or |
| those few individuals with some talent in engineering | | | | distributed, etc, etc. Not my concern." |
| need to do a few experiments with sound energy to | | | | Indeed, I fancy the information learned for use in |
| see if there are specific amplitude, frequency and | | | | aerodynamics of micro-air vehicles. I believe the |
| duration that would either disrupt the swarm signal or if | | | | efficiencies to flight will help all mankind in transportation |
| we are lucky actually break wing structures, or mangle | | | | endeavors. |
| this 'dynamic sound structure' so the bees that swarm | | | | Warren states; "I just want to see if there is a |
| (or locusts, or any of a dozen similar damnable insects) | | | | correlation between sound energy and crippling the |
| die." | | | | flight characteristics of these swarming critters. It |
| He is talking about stopping the killer bee swarms with | | | | seems a worthy use of time and energy." |
| sound waves to disrupt them, stop the swarm and | | | | Indeed, it is definitely a worthy expenditure of money, |
| even kill them if necessary! Interesting indeed, yet | | | | time and brainpower. But the question still remains can |
| another think tank member states; | | | | we stop a killer bee swarm? Do we want to and if |
| "Yes, although the introduction of the African Killer | | | | we do, can we use sound waves to do it? Or not? |
| Bees to the native North American Honey Bees is | | | | Consider all this in 2006. |