Bee-deviling mystery: A handout pic of a micro-sensor glued onto the back of a honey bee to monitor its movements. Scientists are hoping to get an inside look at the reason the global bee population is declining at such an alarming rate.
SYDNEY: Australian scientists revealed they are using micro-sensors attached to honey bees as part of a global push to understand the key factors driving a worldwide population decline of the pollinators.
There has been a sharp plunge in the population of honey bees, which pollinate about 70% of global crops, or one-third of food that humans eat including fruits and vegetables, raising fears over food security.
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