Machine learning can be used to identify odorants that repel honey bees, which may aid in protecting them from harmful pesticides.

Machine learning of honey bee olfactory behavior identifies repellent odorants in free flying bees in the field hypothes.is/a/d8gBmj5SEfGlhYNN9AxC2w **Reviewer #1 (Public review):** \[Editors' note: this version has been assessed by the Reviewing Editor without further input from the original reviewers. The authors have addressed the comments raised in the previous round of review.\] Original…

Machine learning of honey bee olfactory behavior identifies repellent odorants in free flying bees in the field hypothes.is/a/d5iDKj5SEfGVu18zPqljag **Reviewer #2 (Public review):** Original review: Summary: The search for new repellent odors for honey bees has significant practical implications. The authors developed an iterative pipeline through machine learning to predict honey…

Machine learning of honey bee olfactory behavior identifies repellent odorants in free flying bees in the field hypothes.is/a/d2oXGj5SEfGYEAssh1fn1g **Reviewer #3 (Public review):** Original summary: The manuscript of Kowalewski et al. titled "Machine learning of honey bee olfactory behavior identifies repellent odorants in free flying bees in the field" did machine learning to predict…

Machine learning of honey bee olfactory behavior identifies repellent odorants in free flying bees in the field hypothes.is/a/d_hWTD5SEfG2oGNTo6tG6w **eLife Assessment** This important manuscript reports a very interesting view of how pesticides can be toxic to beneficial insects like the honeybee. The study uses machine learning for the discovery of new honeybee-repellent odorants. The solid…

Machine learning of honey bee olfactory behavior identifies repellent odorants in free flying bees in the field hypothes.is/a/dzo6wj5SEfGukjtSApnqbw **Author response:** The following is the authors’ response to the original reviews. > **Public Reviews:** > > **Reviewer #1 (Public review):** > > Summary: > > This manuscript reports a very interesting, novel and important research angle to add to…