Diesel exhaust pollution may disrupt honeybee foraging

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A colony of honeybees swarm on the ledge of a window outside the Media Centre in BernBy Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Exposure to pollution from diesel exhaust fumes can disrupt honeybees' ability to recognize the smells of flowers and could in future affect pollination and global food security, researchers said on Thursday. In a study published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, scientists from Britain's University of Southampton found that the fumes change the profile of the floral odors that attract bees to forage from one flower to the next. …

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