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Bees in Trouble

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Assignment Earth | bees | CCD | colony collapse disorder | honeybees | pesticides

Some scientists suspect that pesticides are the cause of plummeting bee populations, which could have serious consequences for pollination and production of food crops.


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» OnEarth's groundbreaking report on colony collapse disorder

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Assignment Earth | bees | CCD | colony collapse disorder | honeybees | pesticides

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  • Lynny wrote on June 21, 2009, 08:00PM : Flag this comment as inappropriate Flag this comment as inappropriate

    I have been planting flowers for two years that are known to attract bees , and I have only seen a couple this year so far.
    I can't believe that more isn't being done by the EPA for bees.

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