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Bees Get Buzzed on Pesticides, Keep Coming Back for More

Once bees get a taste of pesticides, it seems they can't help coming back for more.For years, common agricultural pesticides, like neonicotinoids, have been shown to have detrimental effects on bee colonies. Though the results aren't always consistent, the bulk of evidence shows that pesticides are bad for bees. Exposed bees can have difficulty reproducing, die younger and aren't as attentive to their nests when the chemicals show up in their food sources.One major criticism of studi
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