Friday, April 04, 2014

Article: Fruit flies fitted with tiny backpacks to save farms

(Credit: CSIRO) The CSIRO is putting RFID sensors on Queensland fruit flies to study their behaviour in the hopes of saving Queensland's crops. What do Tasmanian bees and Queensland fruit flies (AKA Q-flies) have in common (aside from six legs, two wings and segmented eyes)? They both wear little...

http://www.cnet.com.au/fruit-flies-fitted-with-tiny-backpacks-to-save-farms-339346996.htm?feed=rss

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