Drone blows clouds of pollen laden bubbles that could help farmers out

Automated bubble-firing drones could pollinate crops when insects numbers are down

Soap bubbles are a cheap and effective way to pollinate flowers and could help farms continue to supply food as insect numbers decline.

In recent years, scientists have recorded a worrying drop in populations of bees and other pollinating insects. This has serious implications for the agricultural sector, as without bees flowering crops aren’t pollinated and fruits don’t develop. As a result, many researchers have tried to develop new ways to pollinate plants.