What is killing the bees? And will we have enough food to eat if the bee-pocalypse becomes worse? We speak to Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology and Bumblebee ecologist at the University of Sussex, Judy Wu-Smart, Research Entomologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Steve Ellis, a beekeeper in Barrett, Minnesota.
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**Extra reading **Judy Wu-Smart’s study) on how neonicotinoid pesticides affect queen beesDave Goulson’s round-up) of the parasites that plague beesA comprehensive laundry list )of all the factors that make the world inhospitable to bees
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