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EPA Approves Fungicide Intended to Help Save Bees

  • September 16, 2019

Since 2007, North American honey bees have been disappearing without a trace, in a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. In 2010, the U.S. and the U.K. both reported losing a third of their honey bees. One of the largest causes of CCD is the growing contamination of beehives with pesticides — especially the newer systemic pesticides, or neonicotinoids. The die-offs have spread to Italy, China and India, in addition to many other countries. Environmental scientists are...