“A University of Guelph researcher says a widely used pesticide found in agricultural crops throughout the world, reduced the chances of bumblebee queens starting new colonies by more than a quarter.” Bee populations around the world are struggling. At Kawartha Waterfront Realty, we are proud of the city of Kawartha Lakes for becoming a Bee City and supporting these important pollinators. If you find them to be a problem on your property, we encourage you to have bees removed instead of terminated. If we all become educated on this problem and work together, we can make a difference.
A widely used pesticide is placing bumblebee populations at an increased risk of extinction, a new study from an Ontario researcher suggests. Nigel Raine, an environmental science professor at the University of Guelph, discovered that thiamethoxam, a major neonicotinoid found in agricultural crops throughout the world, reduced the chances of bumblebee queens starting new colonies by more than a quarter.
“A University of Guelph researcher says a widely used pesticide found in agricultural crops throughout the world, reduced the chances of bumblebee queens starting new colonies by more than a quarter.” Bee populations around the world are struggling. At Kawartha Waterfront Realty, we are proud of the city of Kawartha Lakes for becoming a Bee City and supporting these important pollinators. If you find them to be a problem on your property, we encourage you to have bees removed instead of terminated. If we all become educated on this problem and work together, we can make a difference.