US EditionRetired K-9 Maple Is Busy as a Bee Sniffing Out Threats to Michigan State University Colonies
Researchers train retired K-9 Maple to detect American foulbrood, a bacterial disease threatening honey bee larvae and pollination essential for much of the human diet.
- Researchers at the Michigan State University Pollinator Performance Center enlisted Maple, a retired human remains detection dog, to detect American foulbrood disease, said Stejskal, 'Much like with humans, we recognize that if a dog is going to be in an active bee yard, they need to wear the same personal protective equipment as people do.'
- Maple, retired human remains detection dog, was repurposed to help detect threats to pollinators amid years-long decline caused by disease, insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, following an injury in Ontario.
- Stejskal said dogs need the same protective gear as humans when working in active bee yards, and Milbrath plans to write a book about Maple's training.
- Stejskal said she recognizes the importance of using dogs to detect threats to hives, and Maple, clad in her yellow suit, raced between hive boxes during a recent demonstration.
- Future efforts under Maple’s guidance aim to establish diagnostic and screening methods for honey bee health, crucial as a significant portion of the human diet depends on pollinated plants.
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Retired K-9 Maple is busy as a bee sniffing out threats to Michigan State University colonies
Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators.
·Billings, United States
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