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2. How Humans Are Messing Up Bee Sex - National Geographic

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   How Humans Are Messing Up Bee Sex National Geographic During her nuptial flights, the honeybee queen accumulates sperm in a special chamber in her abdomen called the spermatheca. She'll use that genetic material throughout her life to produce workers—fertilized eggs develop into females, while ...

3. France Just Introduced World's Toughest Ban On Bee-Harming Pesticides - IFLScience

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   France Just Introduced World's Toughest Ban On Bee-Harming Pesticides IFLScience France just told neonicotinoid pesticides to buzz off. On Saturday, they introduced a new law banning the use of five neonicotinoid pesticides, a controversial family of neurotoxins linked to the decline of honey bees and other crop-pollinating insects ...

4. Bees develop a taste for some pesticides the way humans get addicted to nicotine, say scientists - ABC News

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   Bees develop a taste for some pesticides the way humans get addicted to nicotine, say scientists ABC News Bees can become addicted to pesticide-laced foods the same way that humans become hooked on nicotine, according to a new study. Agricultural pesticides, particularly neonicotinoids -- a class of neuro-active insecticides chemically similar to nicotine ... and more »

5. Poland: Activists protest use of pesticide harmful to bees - FreshPlaza

   Poland: Activists protest use of pesticide harmful to bees FreshPlaza Greenpeace activists put up a stall outside the ministry that had vegetables to illustrate the value of bees and spread a banner with bees and the word "Help" on it. They say the value of honey produced by bees in Poland and of naturally pollinated ...

6. How Higher Tier Testing Would Answer the Neonicotinoid Question - Agribusiness Global (press release) (blog)

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   How Higher Tier Testing Would Answer the Neonicotinoid Question Agribusiness Global (press release) (blog) The PMRA began studying the pesticides in 2012 in response to concerns about the impact on honey bees. However, it was the results of a subsequent study in 2016 that highlighted the impact on aquatic invertebrates and led to the decision to ban the ...

7. The Importance of Honey Bees - WCBD News 2

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   The Importance of Honey Bees WCBD News 2 CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Roughly two years ago, millions of honey bees in Dorchester county died after an aerial spray of a mosquito killing pesticide was used to control a growing population. Rather than ignoring the problem, Boone Hall Farms sought ... and more »