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A #queen #bee facing chronic #pesticide exposure passes pesticides to her #eggs, #MaternalOffloading, resulting in slow chemical accumulation contributing to #ColonyCollapse.
Article:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Research:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
July 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
tim-cliffe.bsky.social
A #queen #bee facing chronic #pesticide exposure passes pesticides to her #eggs, #MaternalOffloading, resulting in slow chemical accumulation contributing to #ColonyCollapse.
Article:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Research:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Image of a tractor spraying insecticide on a field crop with a large bee in the foreground. Image text reads: Colony Collapse: Maternal Offloading No Pollinators & Everything Dies
July 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM