Bee backpacks help scientists track and research movements

Bee backpacks help scientists track and research movements

The miniature tracking device developed by researchers at Bangor University aims to shed light on what is affecting the falling numbers of bees.

United Kingdom26 Sep 2017
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Researchers from Bangor University in Wales are nearing completion on their ‘backpacks’ made for bees, which act as a tracking device. This will enable scientists to learn more about where the bees collect nectar and what might be affecting their numbers. The lightweight, long-range device will be powered through the bee’s own electrical energy, with a small drone following its whereabouts and movements. The next stage of the tracking device development will be to test the devices on bees in a poly tunnel, and the ecologist and microsystems engineer behind the innovation hope to carry this out in coming months.

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