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[David Inouye]

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201404140034.aspx


Taiwanese scholars find new clues in bee disappearances


Taipei, April 14 (CNA) A group of Taiwanese scholars has confirmed 
long-held suspicions that a compound used in imidacloprid, one of the 
most widely used pesticides, is the culprit behind the worldwide 
demise of honeybees.

The results of their research show that the insects' ability to find 
their way home and learn how to feed are severely impaired when they 
are exposed in the larval stage to trace amounts of chemicals in the 
neonicotinoid class of insecticides, which includes imidacloprid.

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