A New Approach to Protecting Bees From Toxic Pesticides

Photo caption: A new product will protect bees from a certain type of pesticide. Photography by Daniel Prudek / Shutterstock. Article by Shelby Vittek. Modern Farmer – June 3, 2021.

An estimated 35 percent of our food directly relies on pollinators, such as honeybees. But in recent decades, an alarming number of bees have died off, in part due to the use of pesticides in agriculture.

Studies have shown that wax and pollen in 98 percent of hives in the US are contaminated with an average of six different pesticides, leading to widespread colony collapse disorder. Beekeepers lose around a third of their hives each year. Wild honeybees are affected, too, further threatening food security and prices across the country. […]

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