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Monday, March 7, 2011

NEWSFLASH: Insecticides harm bees!

You'd think there are some things we'd not need five scientists and several studies for.  Apparently, this isn't one of them.  Yes, insecticides (especially when applied by the millions of pounds nationally) do indeed harm bees.

But, here's the good news:  if we quit using them, things get better.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/nicotine-bees-population-restored-with-neonicotinoids-ban.php

http://www.youris.com/Environment/Bees/Bees_go_mad_and_become_lost_because_of_neonicotinoid_dispersion.kl

How about that?

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