Capturable Carbon Dioxide to Save Our Bees
Aakash Manaswi · Orlando, Florida
Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication ($10,000) · Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair · 2026
A prototype CO2 treatment system for honeybee colonies, tested as a replacement for chemical miticides against varroa mites.
Reported mite elimination as effective as pesticide treatment, without pesticide residues, alongside improved hive health measures.
The comparison is against the treatment beekeepers actually use, not against doing nothing. That is the benchmark that decides whether anyone would switch.
- Prototype carbon dioxide delivery system
- Varroa mite load counting
- Comparison against pesticide treatment
- Hive health assessment
- Benchmark against current practice, not against an untreated control alone
- Winning a communication award is a reminder that the explanation is part of the work, not packaging on top of it
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