US Patent Issued on March 11 for "Device and method to remove hives of bees and other pollinators without killing them" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,573, issued on March 11.

"Device and method to remove hives of bees and other pollinators without killing them" was invented by Saejal Chatter (Concord, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is described for cooling air and directing it onto a hive. As the hive cools, pollinators within have reduced mobility and are not able to move aggressively to attack the remover. A temperature sensor within the device allows the remover to identify when air is sufficiently cooled to reduce pollinator activity without being lethal. As the cold air is blowing, the remover uses attached sharp edges to cut down the hive. As the hive falls o...