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Pesticides impair bumblebees’ ability to forage

July 15, 2014 ofai

London July 11, 2014

Long-term exposure to pesticides harms bees’ ability to forage for pollen and may be changing their choices of which flowers to visit, a new study has found.

Scientists used Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, which are similar to those used by courier firms to track parcels, to monitor the day-to-day behaviour of bumblebees.

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