Bees develop nicotine-like addiction to pesticides, says study
Bumblebees acquire a taste for food laced with neonicotinoid pesticides that can be compared to nicotine addiction in smokers, say scientists.
Bumblebees acquire a taste for food laced with neonicotinoid pesticides that can be compared to nicotine addiction in smokers, say scientists.
Nicotine-like pesticides are likely to cause long-term damage to wild honey bee populations even though they might initially appear to be harmless, a new study has shown.
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