Up To 57 Different Pesticides Are Poisoning Honeybees In Europe
According to new research European honeybees are being poisoned with as many as 57 different pesticides. The alarming discovery was made by a team from the National Veterinary Research Institute in Poland using a method, more commonly used to detect pesticides in food, to analyse poisoned bees for a range of substances. Using the new method researchers hope they may be able help unravel the mystery behind the widespread decline of honeybees in recent years and develop an approach to saving them.