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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/29/bees-pollen-pesticides-ban<br>
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</a><h1><b>Pesticides halve bees' pollen gathering ability, research
shows</b></h1>Scientists call for a permanent EU ban as neonicotinoid
toxins are found to harm bees and deprive their young of food<br><br>
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Bumblebees exposed to controversial
<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/pesticides">pesticides</a>
collect just half the pollen they would otherwise harvest, according to
new research, depriving their growing young of their only source of
protein. <br>
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