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Study finds a link between neonic pesticides and honeybee deaths
2015-08-21 22:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: A new study, published on Thursday, shows a correlation between honeybee colony deaths and neonicotinoid pesticide usage in the United Kingdom. Neonicotinoids generally come as a seed coating. When the seed sprouts, it takes in the pesticide, which then protects it against predators. But if that plant flowers, small amounts of the pesticide will linger in the pollen and nectar, which may hurt the beneficial insects, like bees, visiting those blooms to feed. There`s some controversy about this:...
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