Manganese turns honeybees into bumbling foragers
Small doses of the heavy metal alter insects’ behavior
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FIT TO FORAGE? Small amounts of manganese can interfere with honeybee foraging, a new study finds, making them take longer food-gathering journeys and finish fewer trips than healthy insects.
Maciej A. Czyzewski (CC BY-SA 4.0)