neonicotinoid pesticides

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Long-term study links neonicotinoids to wild bee declines

 Wild bees that forage from oilseed rape crops treated with insecticides known as neonicotinoids are more likely to undergo long-term population declines than bees that forage from other sources,

Pesticide exposure in bumblebees 'harms pollination'

 Bees exposed to nicotine-like pesticides are not as good at pollinating crops, research suggests.