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Bumblebees Used For Targeted Pesticide Deliveries (gizmag.com)

Zothecula writes: Chemical pesticides are generally a bad thing for the environment and pollinators like bees that our agriculture relies on. Now a company out of Vancouver, Canada, called Bee Vectoring Technology (BVT) has brought the two together in a system that uses bees to deliver tiny amounts of natural pesticides and beneficial fungi while pollinating crops.

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  1. Re:This can't end well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The bumblebees will get super/uber pissed off and demand that they are actually employees and not independent contractors.