Worried About Bees? Blame Blood-Sucking Parasites

Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 17:50 in Biology & Nature

Honeybees are a key pollinating insect, associated with around $40 billion in crops. In recent years, there were higher than normal colony losses (colony collapse disorder) has been a concern. Environmentalist have focused on neonicotinoid pesticides while science has believed it is a combination of weather and parasites. read more

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