ABC Sci-Tech – 18/11/01 : Drugs stings may soon be down to wasps
Dutch scientists say they have found a way of using wasps to detect drugs and bombs more cheaply and effectively than sniffer dogs can – and even dream of using them to hunt chemical and biological weapons.
Wasps have been conditioned in laboratory tests to give a specific response after smelling substances ranging from marijuana to explosives, Netherlands Institute of Ecology biologist Felix Waeckers said.
Jen sez: As long as they KEEP THEM IN THE BOX!!!