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Bee Informed: Pesticides and Future Generations of Bees, Honey Bee Origin, and A Win for Pollinators

Bee Informed: Pesticides and Future Generations of Bees, Honey Bee Origin, and A Win for Pollinators

Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability. 1. Bees Exposed to Pesticide Could Take Multiple Generations to Recover - Modern Farmer Calculating exactly what sort of damage certain pesticides pose to pollinators might be trickier than previously thought. New research from scientists at the University of California, Davis finds that repeated exposure to some pesticides could have an additive effect, getting worse with multiple exposures. That could, they write, require multiple generations to recover. Continue reading...     2. Western Honey Bees Most Likely Originated in Asia, Researchers Find -...

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