- A new study shows that the most widely used insecticides in the world—neonicotinoids—turn bumblebees into more bumbling pollinators, leading to lower yields for apples and perhaps other plants that they visit. http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/11/popular-insecticides-turn-bumblebees-into-bumbling-pollinators/416319/ 3 comments worldnews
- The most widely used insecticides in the world—neonicotinoids—turn bumblebees into more bumbling pollinators, leading to lower yields for apples and perhaps other plants that they visit. http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/11/popular-insecticides-turn-bumblebees-into-bumbling-pollinators/416319/ 2 comments science
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- Ontario first in North America to curb bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides | The Star http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/06/09/ontario-first-in-north-america-to-ban-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-pesticides.html 150 comments
- Beyond Honeybees: Now Wild Bees and Butterflies May Be in Trouble | WIRED http://www.wired.com/2014/05/wild-bee-and-butterfly-declines/ 0 comments
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