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'Inert' ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought

  • Written by Jennie L. Durant, Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
'Inert' ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thoughtA honeybee approaches a sunflower at Wards Berry Farm in Sharon, Mass.John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Bees help pollinate over a third of the world’s crops, contributing an estimated US$235 billion to $577 billion in value to global agriculture. They also face a myriad of stresses, including pathogens and parasites, loss of...

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