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05/30/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Bee-friendly plants sold at garden centers found to be heavily contaminated with deadly pesticides

Bee-friendly plants sold at garden centers may not be so friendly after all, as new research found that a vast majority of these plants were laden with toxic insecticides. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the Sussex University in the U.K. examined leaf specimen of 29 plant samples — such as dahlias, allium, bellflowers and foxgloves […]

04/30/2017 / By Earl Garcia

100% of honeybee colony food found to be heavily contaminated with toxic pesticides

Honeybee colonies were found to be heavily laden with toxic pesticides, according to a recent study. As part of the study, researchers at Cornell University examined 120 honeybee colonies placed near 30 apple orchards around New York state. The bees were allowed to forage for a few days during the flowering season. The research team then assessed each […]

04/16/2017 / By Earl Garcia

For the first time, bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides are now being found in drinking water

Traces of a dangerous pesticide called neonicotinoids were detected in tap water across the U.S., a recent study revealed. A team of chemists and engineers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Iowa reported that they found residues of the toxic pesticide in drinking water, marking the first time that neonicotinoids were identified in tap water across the […]

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