Oct 17, 2014
Bee population declines could lead to an increase in malnutrition

Photo credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture

A recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biology has found that maintaining healthy pollinator populations...

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Oct 03, 2014
Bumblebee foraging behavior deteriorates with pesticide exposure

Photo credit: Rakib Hasan Sumon

A recent study published in Functional Ecology found that when honey bees were exposed to sub-lethal levels of neonicotinoid and pyrethroid...

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Sep 17, 2014
Chronic exposure to pyrethroid pesticide negatively affects bees.

Photo credit: Christine Majul

When bees forage in agricultural areas, they are exposed to a variety of different pesticides.  Neonicotinoid pesticides are known to cause...

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