So our concern no longer is just about systemic
pesticides.
It's about a cocktail of pesticides.
What happens whenever you have, on average,
what we see as seven pesticides, different
pesticides, per pollen sample, and as many
as 29 per sample?
What happens when these combinations of pesticides
are in the hive, and the bees, as larvae,
for instance, are consuming these pesticides?
What effect does that have on them as developing
larvae and also later in their lives as adult
bees?
We think it has potentially-- those pesticides,
individually or in combination, can be toxic,
can have sublethal effects.
They can interfere with the honeybee's ability
to navigate, their ability to learn, and more,
we think, very importantly, with their immune
system.
