- Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives, according to researchers. The team also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), an inert, or inactive, chemical commonly used as a pesticide additive -- is highly toxic to honeybee larvae http://news.psu.edu/story/301619/2014/01/27/research/common-crop-pesticides-kill-honeybee-larvae-hive 144 comments science
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