Findings of a new study confirm the danger to the bee population from the enonics family of pesticides, a fear raised three years ago by Ontario beekeepers. The evidence indicates that queen bumblebees exposed to the common insecticide may never lay eggs or start colonies, which would lead to their extinction, researchers say. Two years ago, Ontario reduced the amount of the pesticide, thiamethoxam, based on an assumption made among beekeepers. The information published Monday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, found exposure to thiamethoxam can substantially affect how many eggs are laid by queen bees. CBC Beekeepers, farmers at war as Liberals restrict pesticide
