Scientists 'scent train' honeybees to boost sunflowers' seed production

Junglekeeper · Sep 17, 2020

Scientists 'scent train' honeybees to boost sunflowers' seed production

If you want a dog to hunt something down, it helps to let them sniff an item to pick up the scent. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on September 17 have found that scent training honeybees in the hive might work in a similar way—and that this approach could make bees more efficient in pollinating a desired crop. The findings show that honeybees given food scented with odors that mimicked sunflowers supported a significant increase in sunflower crop production.
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Scientists 'scent train' honeybees to boost sunflowers' seed production

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