LONGARE, Italy –
When a Soldier at Caserma Del Din reported a wasp nest clinging to a fence line, Davide Doná got the call and went to investigate.
The Soldier was wrong. When the inspectors came to look, what they found was a queen bee forming a hive inside a chain linked fence. The entomologists from the Directorate of Public Works, under U.S. Army Italy Garrison, take the careful steps to preserve a colony of bees. They were successful in moving the bees from Caserma Del Din to Caserma Ederle.
Preserving beehives is typically not a U.S. Army mission – but in the Vicenza Military Community it’s an environmental obligation and a nod to community relations. Taking care of bee colonies is not only a conscious duty, it is a...
