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Pesticides put bumblebee colonies at risk of failure

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OSLO (Reuters) - Pesticides utilized in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather meals, meaning nests that are important for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are utilized, a study showed on Sunday. Only on NBCNews. com
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The United Nations has actually approximated that a 3rd of all plant-based foods consumed by people depend on bee pollination and experts have been baffled by plunging manies, mainly in North America and Europe, recently. British experts stated they exposed nests of 40 bumblebees, which are larger than the more typical honeybee, to the pesticides neonicotinoid and pyrethroid over 4 weeks at levels similar to those in industries. Neonicotinoids are nicotine-like chemicals utilized to safeguard numerous plants from locusts, aphids and other pests. "Chronic exposure...

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Pesticides put bumblebee colonies at risk of failure

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OSLO (Reuters) - Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, a study showed on Sunday.

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