Hi all

A new paper published in the journal Nature has some surprising results. 

we show that pollen collected by honey bee foragers in
maize- and soybean-dominated landscapes is contaminated throughout the growing season
with multiple agricultural pesticides, including the neonicotinoids used as seed treatments.
Notably, however, the highest levels of contamination in pollen are pyrethroid insecticides
targeting mosquitoes and other nuisance pests. Furthermore, pollen from crop plants
represents only a tiny fraction of the total diversity of pollen resources used by honey bees in
these landscapes, with the principle sources of pollen originating from non-cultivated plants.

Non-cultivated plants present a season-long route of pesticide exposure for honey bees
Elizabeth Y. Long & Christian H. Krupke
Nature Communications 7, Article number: 11629 doi:10.1038/ncomms11629
Received 11 June 2015 Accepted 14 April 2016 Published 31 May 2016

[Comment: notice how the paper was submitted a year ago and is just now published. Conspiracy?!]

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