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Could an insecticide topple queen bumble bees?

January 16, 2018

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Judy Wu-Smart, an entomologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has co-authored new research suggesting that a popular class of nicotine-based insecticides have substantial effects on honey bee colonies.

That stings: Study finds insecticide hurts queen bees' egg-laying abilities

September 9, 2016

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology