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Bee buzzes could help determine how to save their decreasing population -- ScienceDaily

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2017-06-09 22:04:01
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Widespread and effective monitoring of bees could lead to better management of populations; however, tracking bees is tricky and costly. Now, a research team has developed an inexpensive acoustic listening system using data from small microphones in the field to monitor bees in flight. The study shows how farmers could use the technology to monitor pollination and increase food production.

Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170607163022.htm [sciencedaily.com]


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