One of the most alarming things about this study on the effect of pesticides on native bees is that some bumblebee queens (Bombus impatiens) preferred pesticide-contaminated soil when looking for a site to spend the winter. 🧪🪲🪳🌎
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OA 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176534
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt8998
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OA 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176534
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt8998
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More likely though its a competition thing and the pesticides have nuked other organisms so the bees detect fewer parasites like verroa mites or microbes which could harm eggs etc