Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines

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Honeybees may use an electric sense to locate nectar-rich flowers

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Electric signals from power lines discourage bees from landing on nearby flowers, and there is growing concern that this so-called “electric pollution” could be causing widespread disruption to insect behaviour.

Alongside bumblebees, honeybees have been shown to detect and respond to airborne electric fields – which are often caused by static electricity in the natural world – detected through hairs or antennae. Research has shown

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, and both honeybees and bumblebees are thought to use it to locate nectar-rich flowers.

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