Commonly used pesticides are damaging honey bee brains, studies suggest. Scientists have found that two types of chemicals called neonicotinoids and coumaphos are interfering with the insect’s ability to learn and remember. Experiments revealed that exposure was also lowering brain activity, especially when the two pesticides were used in combination. The research is detailed in […]
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A Spectrum Out for Vengeance
A wasp is assaulted by a flower’s wild side, a small detective on the edge of desperation, the only witness to a spectrum out for vengeance. • Braconid wasp