Use of common pesticide, imidacloprid, linked to bee colony collapse
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 23:30
in Biology & Nature
The likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honeybee colonies since 2006 is imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides, according to a new study.
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