In this video, Dr. Kirsten Traynor investigates honey bee health and how pesticides impact social behavior. “We sampled stored pollen in over 1,000 apiaries over a seven-year time period, analyzing the pesticide residues to determine the exposure risk. How do we best judge risk to a honey bee hive? While the samples were just a snapshot in time, we discovered some interesting correlations between pesticide exposure and colony health.”
Click on the link to watch the lecture from the 2021 National Honey Show in London:
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