neonics

The Tiny Empires That Prop up Terrestrial Life Are on Fire

Apis dorsata, neonics, pesticides, rock bees, pollination, agriculture, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, SeasonWatch, Axel Brockmann, NCBS, iNaturalist, Bangalore Meeting on Asian Bees,

We Need to Save the Bees – but Where Do We Begin?

A mere four nanograms of clothianidin, one of the neonics, is enough to kill half of all the honeybees that feed on it. Credit: image4you/pixabay

Are Pesticides Called Neonics to Blame for the World’s Bees Crisis?