Bees as Biosensors: Chemosensory Ability, Honey Bee Monitoring Systems, and Emergent Sensor Technologies Derived from the Pollinator Syndrome

Bees as Biosensors: Chemosensory Ability, Honey Bee Monitoring Systems, and Emergent Sensor Technologies Derived from the Pollinator Syndrome

This review focuses on critical milestones in the development path for the use of bees, mainly honey bees and bumble bees, as sentinels and biosensors. These keystone species comprise the most abundant pollinators of agro-ecosystems. Pollinating 70%–80% of flowering terrestrial plants, bees and othe...

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Main Authors: Jerry J. Bromenshenk, Colin B. Henderson, Robert A. Seccomb, Phillip M. Welch, Scott E. Debnam, David R. Firth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Biosensors
Subjects:
honey bees
biosensors
proboscis extension reflex
scent
bee counters
scale hives
infra-red imaging
LIDAR
RFID
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/5/4/678

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