Hives no longer buzz
There are growing concerns that colony collapse disorder (CCD), which is ravaging honeybee populations, could be due partly to pesticide use.
Honeybees are critical in the pollination of countless food crop plants on which humanity depends. Various factors including climate change, ecosystem loss, viruses and fungi have been blamed for CCD over the last decade or so. However, CCD has existed at least as long as humans have used honeybees.
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