Tag: honeybees and pesticides
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Science Explains How Pesticides Can Contribute to Food Shortages
Scientists have discovered that pesticides may lead to food shortages because of their adverse effect on bees. Specifically, the researchers found a group of pesticides called pyrethroids that contribute to colony collapse disorder in bees. This occurs when worker bees disappear, causing the queen and other members of the hive to die. Without bees, hundreds…
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Researchers Reveal How Probiotics Protect Honeybees From Fatal Disease
Probiotics and honeybees, two subjects that each have been great topics of conversation since 2005 and later. Bees became a matter of concern due to a sudden population loss which couldn’t be explained. Rumors of cell phone usage being the cause of their deaths were rampant. In the end, it was related to multiple reasons…