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Purdue Finds Neonics Harm Bees but Yield Little Benefit

Nearly every foraging honey bee in the state of Indiana will encounter neonicotinoids during corn planting season, and the common seed treatments produced no improvement in crop yield, according to a Purdue University study. (Click http://purdue.ag/perilstopollinators for a video abstract).

May 22, 2017 Media Release

Tags: honey bee, neonicotinoids

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