Friday, March 30, 2012

How Bees Are Harmed by Common Crop Pesticides

Since bees are insects, it is hardly surprising that they are harmed by insecticides.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120329141912.htm

ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2012) — A widely used insecticide can threaten the health of bumblebee colonies and interfere with the homing abilities of honeybees, according to a pair of new studies. The reports, one by a U.K. team and one by a French team, were published 29 March at the Science Express Web site of the journal Science.

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