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Wasps get a buzz out of EPS EPS boxes are making snug, dry homes for a common wasp species, Dolicovespulsa germanica, as part of a research project at the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects at the University of Sheffield. EPS Packaging Group member, Styropack, donated 100 boxes to the laboratory after an urgent request for help. "The EPS boxes have got our study off to a flying start. They are ideal because they are good insulators and waterproof," says Dr Adam Hart. "They enable us to capture established nests and put them inside the boxes. Then we insert windows allowing us to view inside the nests." The scientists are looking at the interactions of social wasps and hope to extend the study to include the bumble bee. |
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