This Popular Insecticide Is Lowering Sperm Count in Honey Bees by 40%

EcoWatch
Jul 27, 2016, 8:54 am53 pts
Neonicotinoids , a common and highly controversial class of insecticides linked to catastrophic bee deaths , could be significantly lowering the sperm count of male drone honey bees and cutting their life span by a third, Swiss researchers found. Bees are dying in unsustainable numbers, and this latest study is…

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