A new suspect in bee deaths: the U.S. government -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net

A new suspect in bee deaths: the U.S. government -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net: 

As scientists race to pinpoint the cause of the global collapse of honey bee populations that pollinate a third of the world's crops, environmental groups have identified one culprit: US authorities who continue to approve pesticides implicated in the apian apocalypse.

Case in point: The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) conditional approval in May of sulfoxaflor, a type of agricultural pesticide known as a neonicotinoid. 

The European Union has banned neonicotinoids for two years in response to scientific studies linking their use to the sudden death of entire beehives, a phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). 

Over the past six years, CCD has wiped out an estimated 10 million beehives worth $2 billion. Bee colonies in the US are so decimated that it takes 60% of the nation's bee population to pollinate a single crop, California almonds. 
And that's not just a local problem; California supplies 80% of the world's almonds...

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