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About Pádraig Floyd

I write about money, how we can grow it and ultimately hold on to it throughout the ever extending journey of life.

Garden centres selling ‘bee-friendly’ plants laced with pesticides that harm them, study finds | The Independent

Garden centres and other retailers are selling supposedly ‘bee-friendly’ plants that contain high levels of dangerous insecticides, according to a new study. Researchers bought 29 such flowers from five different companies, four major retailers and one local nursery.

Source: Garden centres selling ‘bee-friendly’ plants laced with pesticides that harm them, study finds | The Independent

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How varroa mites exploit beekeeping

There has been some ongoing concern about bee colonies, even fears of an impending “colony collapse disorder”, but both the fears and the causes have been misplaced, recent studies have shown.Rather than being a mysterious effect due to pesticides (like neonicotinoids) slight variations in bee populations remain the fault of parasites.

Source: How Varroa Mites Exploit Beekeeping | Science 2.0