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  • Culprit found for honeybee deaths in almond groves

    02/05/2019 8:34:16 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 8 replies
    The Ohio State University ^ | February 04, 2019 Culprit f | Misti Crane
    “Fungicides, often needed for crop protection, are routinely used during almond bloom, but in many cases growers were also adding insecticides to the mix. Our research shows that some combinations are deadly to the bees, and the simplest thing is to just take the insecticide out of the equation during almond bloom,” he said. “It just doesn’t make any sense to use an insecticide when you have 80 percent of the nation’s honeybees sitting there exposed to it.” The recommendation is already catching on and has been promoted through a wide array of presentations by almond industry leaders, beekeepers and...