We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article

Paul Cross; Cristiano Palego

We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article

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Abstract

An exciting attempt to help honey bees has come about thanks to an unlikely intellectual marriage. One of us is an ecologist who wants to keep an eye on individual bees over their entire two to three-mile range and monitor their behaviour. The other is an expert in micro-electronics. Together, we want to develop miniature bee “backpacks” that will power tracking devices by harvesting the energy honey bees generate while flying and visiting flowers.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2015

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SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Pollinator
tracking device

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We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article

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