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Maple the dog is being trained to help save bee populations

Maple works with researchers at Michigan State University to sniff out something called American foulbrood, or AFB, a bacteria that destroys honeybee larvae

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A canine in Michigan is sniffing out threats to local bee populations !

Maple, an English Springer Spaniel, has been trained by researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) to detect a highly contagious spore-forming bacteria called American foulbrood, or AFB, which is destructive to honeybee larvae, per MSU Today .

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The dog — who even has her own beekeeping suit — trains for the job by inspecting hives at the uni

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