Poor honeybees. Back in 2010, the USDA found a possible link between pesticides used to kill varroa mites and colony collapse disorder. Now, researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand have discovered that they can “suffer severe learning and memory deficits” if they ingest even tiny doses of a common pesticide used to keep apples, broccoli, corn and other crops insect-free. That pesticide is a controversial chemical called chlorpyrifos. The Environmental Protection Agency and the state of California proposed banning or at least imposing heavy restrictions on its use in the past due to reports that it makes farm workers sick.
#bees #honeybees #chlorpyrifos #EPA #pesticide http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/02/pesticide-makes-honeybees-dumb/ A new study by the University of Otago found that even very small doses of a pesticide called chlorpyrifos can cause learning and memory deficits in honeybees.
#bees #honeybees #chlorpyrifos #EPA #pesticide http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/02/pesticide-makes-honeybees-dumb/ A new study by the University of Otago found that even very small doses of a pesticide called chlorpyrifos can cause learning and memory deficits in honeybees.
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