Stingless bee stops small hive beetles in 10 minutes

[samak]

This is a short article about a stingless bee species (Trigona carbonaria) in australia that stops small hive beetles in only 10 minutes by covering them up with "resin, wax and mud."

Australian bees 'mummify' their beetle enemy alive
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8416000/8416743.stm

[Bens-Bees]

That is certainly interresting. I wonder if any australian beekeepers are placing these next to EHB hives to help control SHB yet.