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Bernhard Warner
Invasion of the ‘Frankenbees’
The Danger of Building a Better Bee
The Guardian, 2018
Was ist drin?
What’s 10,000 times as potent as DDT and decimated the bee population in Germany?
Recommendation
Clothianidin is a pesticide 10,000 times more potent than DDT. In 2008, clothianidin devastated bee populations in Germany when farmers employed it to combat insect infestations in corn. A cocktail of pesticides and other modern threats work together to confuse honeybees, arresting their superb sense of direction, sterilizing the males and disrupting the queen’s reproductive capacity. The result is known as colony collapse disorder (CCD). It’s clear that the world’s bees are in danger. It’s not as clear what to do to save them and the important pollination work they do each year.
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About the Author
Bernhard Warner is a writer based in Rome. His writing has appeared in Bloomberg Business, Wired and The Guardian.
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