The large scale and long term decline of wild bee populations has been linked, at least in part, to the use of neonicotinoid insecticides. Why should you care? It turns out the bees are needed to pollinate about 80% of all crops in the US; without the bees, you can say goodbye to a bonnet full of agricultural swag.
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