Addicted Bees

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Like nicotine for humans, certain pesticides seem to hold an addictive attraction for bees, which seek out tainted food even if it may be bad for them, according to new research.

 

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http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/04/23/4222188.htm?site=science&topic=latest

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Re: Addicted Bees

We need our bees, we can't survive without them.

 

 

Neonicotinoids are lab-synthesised pesticides based on the chemical structure of nicotine.

They are widely used to treat crop seeds - designed to be absorbed by the growing plant and attack the nervous system of insect pests.

 

So the plant absorbs the nicotine like stuff...   what does it do to us?

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