Public outcry is growing as the results of a new study, supporting the growing consensus that American honeybees are dying en masse from exposure to controversial pesticides, reverberate through the national consciousness. The two common insecticides examined in the report, dubbed neonicotinoids, were identified in the study as being key contributors to the phenomenon known as “Colony Collapse Disorder,” or CCD. The term was coined to describe an alarming trend of honeybees abandoning their hives in large numbers over the past decade. CCD has been increasingly prevalent since 2006, causing a massive die-off of the vital natural pollinators, and the new study by the Harvard School of Public Health identifies neonicotiniods as a major contributor to the phenomenon.--article
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 21:40:46 +0000