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Scenario A
The intruder, like a wasp or yellow jacket, enters the HiveGate but chooses not to engage with the bees at the internal entrance inside the hive. It retreats through the front entrance and leaves the hive.
This results in an unsuccessful attempt, meaning the intruder will not relay information about a successful robbing to its nest.
Scenario B
If an intruder manages to enter the hive at the internal HiveGate entrance, the stress causes it to release alarm pheromones. Nearby bees sense this and start behaving like guard bees, attacking the intruder inside the hive.
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The HiveGate design prevents the intruder from seeing a way out of the hive.
The bees continue their attack until the intruder is dead and dispose of it outside the hive.
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