Ingeborg Beling

Ingeborg Beling (1904–1988) was a German ethologist from the early 20th century who worked in the field of chronobiology. She studied at the University of Munich under the direction of Karl Von Frisch and is known for her research on the time sense of honey bees.^[1][2] In her research, in 1929, she trained bees to come to a feeding station at a specific time of day, day after day.^[3][4] This contribution ultimately led to the discovery of the bees’ 24-hour biological clock. Because of this achievement, she was regarded as one of the first female chronobiologists. Beyond honeybees, much of Beling's work involved studying behaviors of wasps,^[5] fly pupae,^[6] etc. Finally, she also did some research in pest control.^[7][8]