New radar technology could be critical for tracking pollinators

New radar technology could help aid research and policymaking by identifying pollinator insect species via 'wingbeat signatures'.

New radar technology will use 'wingbeat signatures' to identify pollinator species.

A new radar-based technique could assist global conservation efforts in tracking and identifying pollinators.

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have developed the new radar-based technique that could address a critical gap in global conservation efforts by transforming the identification and tracking of the insects that are actually responsible for pollinating plants.