In 17 percent of colonies analyzed in a recent Cornell study, the bees' food stores revealed the presence of acutely high levels of pesticide exposure, while 73 percent were found to have chronic exposure
Chemists have developed a method that produces cyclic depsipeptides in a single step with high yields and in unusually large sizes, ranging up to rings with 60 atoms
“Managing crop pests without fully understanding the impacts of tactics—related to resistance and nontarget plants or insects—costs producers money,” researcher says