A dangerous habit: bees prefer pesticide-contaminated nectar

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Break submission by Sébastien Kessler, Research Associate, Institute of Neuroscience, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

The impact of pesticides on pollinators is an important factor for the future of world food security, as well as a hotly debated and controversial topic. Pollinating insects like bees help to increase the yields of many food crops but, in doing so, are inadvertently exposed to pesticides in floral nectar and pollen. (read the Break on TheScienceBreaker)