Bee crisis: Are mites or neonics the real culprit?
Sunday, August 9, 2015 - 04:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Pesticide companies and some researchers still say the tiny Varroa mite is the main culprit in declining honeybee health, but new Dutch research concludes that bees are more vulnerable to mites and other stressors because of their constant diet of neonicotinoid insecticides.