Researchers Find Scents That Keep Honeybees Away From Pesticides

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified chemical compounds that can safely deter honeybees from pesticide-treated crops. Biologist Anandasankar Ray and entomologist Boris Baer developed a machine-learning model trained on chemical structures and behavioral data from bees and fruit flies to find scents that repel bees. The model screened more than 50 million compounds and identified approximately 130...