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US-TECHNOLOGY-WASP HOUND
This handout image received 06 December, 2005 from the University of Georgia, shows UGA scientist Glen Rains using the Wasp Hound, a portable device that can be used to monitor the behavior of wasps trained to respond to a particular scent or volatile compound. It was developed by researchers with the University of Georgia and the US Department of Agriculture. The Wasp Hound is a 3-inch PVC pipe about 10 inches long. A fan and a Web camera closes one end. Inside, a tray places four or five wasps over the tiny pinhole in the removable white cap that covers the other end. This portable nose can monitor the behavior of wasps trained to respond to a particular scent or volatile compound, he said. Rains has used trained wasps to detect aflatoxin, a poison produced by fungi that attack crops like peanuts and corn in fields and in storage. The premise of the Wasp Hound is based on the work of Joe Lewis, a USDA entomologist. Trained wasps could someday replace dogs for sniffing out bombs, drugs and bodies as they can be trained in five minutes and are as sensitive to odors as dogs. Dogs also require six months of training at a cost of 15,000 USD per dog. AFP PHOTO/HO/BRAD HAIRE/UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA/GETTY OUT/NO SALES/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE
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Athens UNITED STATES, 06 dec |
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Brad Haire |
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6 Decembrie 2005 |
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