(Baonghean.vn) - With just a small bamboo tube, some Mong men blew smoke into the wasp nest to easily dig up a kilogram of pupae.
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| This is the season when wasps make nests. When discovering the bees' nesting place, many Mong men go into the forest at night to collect pupae. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The bee-catching tool is very simple, just a small bamboo tube with one end cut off. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Rice husks are put into bamboo tubes with a little charcoal to create smoke. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The other end is drilled with a small hole so that smoke can be released when blown. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| When discovering a beehive, the young men must find a hole where the bees can escape, which is dangerous because this is a very poisonous species of bee, and if stung it can lead to death. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Put the bamboo tube into the main cave entrance and blow smoke. According to Mr. Va Ba Lau in Nam Can village (Nam Can commune - Ky Son), bees in the cave will sleep for a short time when exposed to rice husk smoke, so it is easy to get them. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| In the presence of smoke, the wasps all fell asleep. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Then, the person taking can feel secure digging for the pupae. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Huge layers of earthen honeycombs were taken from underground. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Big, white, nutritious wasp pupae can be used to stir-fry, cook porridge, grill... Photo: Dao Tho |
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