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EPA to Extend Use of Pesticide Harmful to Honeybees

Worker honeybees (Apis mellifera) store honey inside a healthy hive, not impaired by toxic pesticides.
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Worker honeybees (Apis mellifera) store honey inside a healthy hive, not impaired by toxic pesticides.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to extend the agricultural use of neonicotinoids on U.S. food crops, pesticides known to harm pollinating insects, especially honey bees. We hear from an expert with the Center for Biological Diversity which seeks to ban the substance, and is encouraging the public to contact federal and state representatives.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>
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