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05/30/2017
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By Earl Garcia
Bee-friendly plants sold at garden centers found to be heavily contaminated with deadly pesticides
Bee-friendly plants sold at garden centers may not be so friendly after all, as new research found that a vast majority of these plants were laden with toxic insecticides. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the Sussex University in the U.K. examined leaf specimen of 29 plant samples — such as dahlias, allium, bellflowers and foxgloves […]
04/30/2017
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By Earl Garcia
100% of honeybee colony food found to be heavily contaminated with toxic pesticides
Honeybee colonies were found to be heavily laden with toxic pesticides, according to a recent study. As part of the study, researchers at Cornell University examined 120 honeybee colonies placed near 30 apple orchards around New York state. The bees were allowed to forage for a few days during the flowering season. The research team then assessed each […]
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