Colombia s Apiarists Say Avocado Buzz Is Killing Bees By Juan Sebastian SERRANO
02/26/21 AT 4:11 PM
For the second time in two years, Gildardo Urrego is scooping up piles of dead bees after an invisible evil invaded his hives in northwest Colombia, wreaking havoc among his swarms.
Urrego has no proof, but he suspects the culprit is pesticides which have been fuelling a commercial avocado and citrus boom in the country. Gildardo Urrego s apiary in Colombia s Antioquia Department produces honey flavored with pollen from nearby passion fruit orchards Photo: AFP / JOAQUIN SARMIENTO
Hundreds of hives have been killed off in Colombia in recent years, and some investigations have pointed to fipronil, an insecticide banned for use on crops in Europe and restricted in the United States and China.
Colombia s apiarists say avocado buzz is killing bees
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