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California researchers find odors that keep honeybees away from pesticides

Original: CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.good newsnetwork.o

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified chemical odors that repel honeybees, which could be used to steer bees away from pesticide-treated crops and reduce bee deaths from pesticide exposure. The findings are being shared as a hopeful development in protecting pollinators essential to agriculture.

Why now: New research offers a potential way to protect declining honeybee populations from pesticide harm.

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• CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.good newsnetwork.org/ca-researchers-identify-odors-that-repel-honeybees-from-pesticides/ · goodnewsnetwork.org@web.brid.gy · 4

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