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Bumblebees: Pesticide 'reduces queen egg development' [1]

Use of a common pesticide in spring could have an impact on wild bumblebees by interfering with their life cycle, a UK study suggests.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2017
BBC (UK) [2]
Tags:
Pesticides [3], Pesticide Use [4], Bees [5], United Kingdom (UK) [6]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/bumblebees-pesticide-reduces-queen-egg-development
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/bbc-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bees
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk