New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that the neonicotinoid class of pesticides do not kill bees but impair their brain function to disturb learning, blunt food gathering skills and ha... Read more
AROUND the world, honeybee colonies are dying in huge numbers: About one-third of hives collapse each year, a pattern going back a decade. For bees and the plants they pollinate — as well as... Read more
“Hopefully we can reverse the continuing trend of honey bee loss.” Two widely used neonicotinoids—a class of insecticide—appear to significantly harm honey bee colonies over the winter, part... Read more