Scientists at the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology in India have been using cow urine to save bees from contacting microbial diseases. It seems that spraying the eggs with cow urine encourages hygienic behaviour in the worker bees.
A researcher at the institute, Ruchira Tiwari, said: “Using cow urine we have seen that within 7-8 days the breed becomes healthy. The workers work as cleaners and the queen bee lays the eggs. After the urine is sprayed on them, the workers start working more efficiently and then take out unhealthy larva from the eggshells.”
“Sometimes the most bizarre treatments can be used to get great results,” says Independent Television News reporter Lynsey Hooper, who brings this story to video:
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