Pesticides May Be Slowly Killing Bees, Study Says

Pesticides May Be Slowly Killing Bees, Study Says
Bees face the threat of insecticides and mites. Nicole Pearce/Unsplash
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Australian research has found that an insecticide may slowly contribute to bee population decline even at low doses.

A study by the University of Melbourne exposed bees to only small amounts of neonicotinoid insecticides (the most frequently used class of pesticides globally) including imidacloprid, akin to what one might expect in nature.

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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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