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Field Studies Confirm Neonicotinoids’ Harm to Bees

The devastating effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on bees has been obvious for years, and the evidence that this poison kills bees is overwhelming. But with limited lab studies or real-world simulations, the poison’s supporters have been able to stall definitive conclusions on it. Now, a three-country European field study is pointing at neonicotinoids as contributing to bee deaths, TheScientist reports. Researchers were surprised to find that even where low levels of the poison were...