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Haven't the usage of glyphosate been linked with the decline of bees population?
by boibombeiro 5y ago
Haven't the usage of glyphosate been linked with the decline of bees population?
- progre 5y agoNot directly, I think. The recent debate over declining bee population has has been over pesticides from the neonicotineide family. But I think the current concensus is that the decline in bees populations is due to a combination of - Pollen sources being increasingly from monocultures (yes, roundup use is a factor in this) possibly making bees kinda malnourished - Bee populations are themselves getting less diverse due to comercial breeding practices making bees less resilient to changes in the environment - Mites and decieses that has been around since forever Anyway, declining bee populations, while sad, is a tiny part of the problem: Insect populations across the board is vanishing.