Common Pesticide Damages Honey Bee'sAbility to Fly
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 05:01
in Biology & Nature
Biologists at UC San Diego have provided the first evidence that a widely used pesticide can significantly impair the ability of otherwise healthy honey bees to fly. The study, which employed a bee "flight mill," raises concerns about how pesticides affect honey bee pollination and long-term effects on the health of honey bee colonies.