Monday, 6 March 2023

Kiefer Finds A Wasp Problem

 Keifer found that wasps are attacking our honey bees. He's going to investigate how to protect our bees from wasps, by either eradicating the wasp nests or creating wasp traps. What an awesome empowered student. 



Stay tuned to see Keifer's solution.

https://completegarden.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/bee-safe-wasp-trap-how-to-make-your-own-for-free/

UPDATE

Today Keifer tried verion one of his wasp trap.

Materials:
Vinegar 
Sugar
2l plastic bottle
Scissors 
Tape

Step one

Step two

Step three

Step four

Step five

He is going to check progress on Friday and tweak if needed. Good luck wasp hunting!!













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